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Ohio, State Senate, District 29

Ohio State Senate District 29
Current incumbentKirk Schuring Republican Party
Population337,506
Ethnicity7.44% Black (Voting-Age), 1.29% Hispanic (Voting-Age)
Voting age77.02% age 18 and over

Ohio's twenty-ninth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Kirk Schuring.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 337,506 civilians reside within Ohio's twenty-ninth state senate district. Ohio state senators represent an average of 349,591 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 344,035 residents.

About the office

Members of the Ohio State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits. Half of the Senate is up for re-election every two years. Ohio legislators assume office January 1st.

Qualifications

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: "Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state."

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: "No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$60,584/yearNo per diem is paid.

Term limits

The Ohio legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Ohio Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Ohio senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms, or a total of eight years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.

Vacancies

Whenever there is a vacancy in the senate, the members of the senate must vote on a replacement. Only members of the party that last held the seat can vote on a replacement. A simple majority vote is needed to approve a replacement.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Ohio State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 17, 2020. The filing deadline was December 18, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 29

Kirk Schuring (R) defeated Lauren Friedman (D) in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kirk Schuring (R)
59.7
75,449

Lauren Friedman (D)
40.3
50,932

Total votes: 126,381
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 29

Lauren Friedman advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 29 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lauren Friedman (D)
100
16,276

Total votes: 16,276
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 29

Kirk Schuring advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 29 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kirk Schuring (R)
100
22,314

Total votes: 22,314

2014

Elections for the Ohio State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Connie Rubin was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Scott Oelslager defeated Dennis Harbert in the Republican primary. Oelslager defeated Rubin in the general election.

Ohio State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Oelslager Incumbent 66.6% 60,743
Democratic Connie Rubin 33.4% 30,491
Total Votes 91,234

Ohio State Senate, District 29 Republican Primary, 2014

2010

Elections for the office of Ohio State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 4, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 18, 2010. Scott Oelslager (R) defeated Richard Reinbold Jr. (D) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the May 4 primary elections.

Ohio State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Oelslager 57.1% 68,481
Democratic Richard Reinbold Jr. 42.9% 51,386
Total Votes 119,867

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Ohio State Senate District 29 raised a total of $1,610,374. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $161,037 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Ohio State Senate District 29

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $769,600 3 $256,533
2010 $205,717 2 $102,859
2006 $328,607 2 $164,304
2002 $306,450 3 $102,150
Total $1,610,374 10 $161,037