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 SenatorisRepublican Steve Huffman.
| Senator | Party | Term | Notes |
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| 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 |
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Other Senate Districts: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Defunct |
