Here’s who wants your vote in May primary for area Ohio House, Senate races

FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Below are candidates who filed to run for Ohio House and Senate seats by the Wednesday deadline with local boards of elections for the May 5 primary to represent parts of Montgomery, Greene, Butler, Warren, Clark, Miami, Preble and Darke counties.

OHIO SENATE

Ohio Senate District 5:

Democrats

None filed

Republicans

Phil Plummer, Butler Twp.

Ohio Senate District 7:

Democrats

Cara Jacob, Cincinnati

Republicans

Zac Haines, Cincinnati

Kim Lukens, Loveland

Ohio's Redistricting Commission approved new state House and Senate maps that will be first used in the 2024 election.

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OHIO HOUSE

State Rep, 36th District:

Democrats

Rose Lounsbury, Democrat

Republicans

Andrea White, Kettering - Incumbent

State Rep, 37th District:

Democrats

Phil Crippen, Centerville

Tom Herner, Centerville

Republican

Tom Young, Washington Twp. - Incumbent

State Rep, 38th District:

Democrats

Desiree Tims, Dayton – Incumbent

Republicans

None filed

State Rep, 39th District:

Democrats

Daquan Neal, Dayton

Mike Stevens, Englewood

Republicans

Mark Campbell, Huber Heights

State Rep, 40th District:

Democrats

None filed

Libertarian

Joshua Umbaugh, Miamisburg

Republican

Rodney Creech, West Alexandria - Incumbent

J. Todd Smith, Germantown

State Rep. 45th District:

Democrats

Jayson Ameer Rasheed, West Chester

Republicans

Jennifer Gross, West Chester - Incumbent

State Rep. 46th District

Democrats

Benjamin McCall, Hamilton

Republicans

Thomas Hall, Middletown - Incumbent

State Rep. 47th District:

Democrats

Jordan Haire, Hamilton

Libertarians

Jason Purivance, Hamilton

Republicans

Diane Mullins, Hamilton - Incumbent

State Rep. 55th District:

Democrats

Paul Michael Kurtz, Springboro

Libertarians

Philip L. Pirdy, Pleasant Plain

Republicans

C Michelle Teska, Centerville - Incumbent

State Rep. 56th District:

Democrats

Laalitya Acharya, Mason

Republicans

Adam Mathews, Lebanon – Incumbent

State Rep. 70th District

Democrats

Kim McCarthy, Xenia

Republicans

Terry Dale Free, Dayton

Brian Lampton, Beavercreek - Incumbent

State Rep. 71st District

Democrats

Krista Magaw, Yellow Springs

Republicans

Levi Dean, Xenia - Incumbent

State Rep. 74th District

Democrats

Darcy Bisker, Springfield

Darrell Jackson, Springfield

Republicans

Bernard Willis, Springfield - Incumbent

State Rep. 80th District

Democrats

Melissa VanDyke

Katie Koehler Wagner

Republicans

Johnathan Newman - Incumbent

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