Ohio's 8th senatorial district

For United States senators, see List of United States senators from Ohio.

Ohio's 8th senatorial district has been based in Cincinnati, Ohio and currently comprises the western portion of Hamilton County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 28, 29 and 30. It has a Cook PVI of R+9. The district was represented by the Senate President from 1989 to 1996 with Senator Stanley Aronoff. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Louis Blessing. He resides in Cincinnati, a city located in Hamilton County.

Ohio's 8th State Senate district
Senator	Louis Blessing R–Colerain Township
Demographics	75.3% White 17.2% Black 2.6% Hispanic 2.8% Asian 1.8% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	358,233[1] 274,181 262,379

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Stanley Aronoff	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1996	Aronoff served as Senate President from 1989 to 1996 and opted not to seek re-election in 1996.
Lou Blessing	Republican	January 6, 1997 – December 31, 2004	Blessing was term-limited in 2004.
Patricia Clancy	Republican	January 3, 2005 – October 9, 2007	Clancy resigned prior to the expiration of her term to take a county position.[2]
Bill Seitz	Republican	October 10, 2007 – December 31, 2016	Seitz was term-limited in 2016.
Louis Terhar	Republican	January 3, 2017 – September 3, 2019	Resigned on September 3, 2019 due to health issues
Louis Blessing	Republican	October 9, 2019 – Present