Ohio's 5th senatorial district

American legislative district

Ohio's 5th senatorial district centers on Dayton and currently consists of the counties of Miami and Preble along with portions of the counties of Darke and Montgomery. It encompasses Ohio House districts 39, 43 and 80. It has a Cook PVI of D+6. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Steve Huffman.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Clara Weisenborn	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974	Weisenborn lost re-election in 1974 to Nick Zimmers.^[1]
Nick Zimmers	Democrat	January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1994	Zimmers opted not to seek re-election.
Rhine McLin	Democrat	January 3, 1995 – December 1, 2001	McLin resigned to become Mayor of Dayton, Ohio.
Tom Roberts	Democrat	January 9, 2002 – February 28, 2009	Roberts resigned to become a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
Fred Strahorn	Democrat	March 31, 2009 – December 31, 2010	Strahorn lost re-election in 2010 to Bill Beagle.^[2]
Bill Beagle	Republican	January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018	Beagle was term-limited.
Steve Huffman	Republican	January 1, 2019 – present	Incumbent