Elections for 17 of 33 seats in the Ohio State Senate will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans hold a 25-8 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the State Senate.

This information comes from candidate reports to the Ohio Secretary of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

Five general elections with the most fundraising

#1 District 27 – $384,881

Incumbent Kristina Daley Roegner (R) raised $347,245 and Patricia Goetz (D) raised $37,636.

#2 District 17 – $253,738

Shane Wilkin (R) raised $250,761 and Garry Boone (D) raised $2,977.

#3 District 23 – $250,995

Incumbent Nickie Antonio (D) raised $250,995 and Landry Simmons Jr. (R) raised $0.

#4 District 13 – $239,980

Incumbent Nathan Manning (R) raised $220,867 and Anthony Eliopoulos (D) raised $19,112.

#5 District 33 – $205,624

Incumbent Michael Rulli (R) raised $205,624 and Bob Hagan (D) raised $0.The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies.

Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports. Data from additional reports due in between the deadlines below are published along with the reports listed here.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.