Election 2022 results: Here's who won Ohio House seats in Franklin County

With 100% of Franklin County precincts reporting, Democrats appear to be taking a majority of the county's Ohio House seats and one race in a virtual tie, according to final, unofficial election results.

There were eight contested races in these midterms. Four races had Democrats running unopposed: Dontavius Jarrells in District 1, Latyna M. Humphrey in District 2, Allison Russo in District 7 and Munira Yasin Abdullahi in District 9.

Here are the candidates ahead in Franklin County's seats in the Ohio House of Representatives, according to final unofficial poll results, which elections officials will certify in the coming days:

District 3: Democrat Ismail Mohamed comfortably ahead of Republican J. Josiah Lanning

This district includes the Arena District, the Short North, parts of the University District, North Linden, parts of Old North Columbus, parts of the Northeast Side and Easton.

Ismail Mohamed, one of the city's first Somali-born attorneys licensed to practice in the state, is ahead of his opponent, Republican J. Josiah Lanning, 80% to 20% of the vote.

Mohamed joins fellow Democrat Munira Yasin Abdullahi, who ran unopposed for the 9th House District seat, as one of Ohio's first Somalian House representatives.

District 4: Democrat Mary Lightbody beats Republican Jill Rudler

This district covers the northeast corner of Franklin County, including parts of Westerville, Gahanna, New Albany and parts of the Blacklick mailing address.

Incumbent Democrat Mary Lightbody beat her opponent Jill Rudler, a Realtor from New Albany and Republican newcomer, in the race for Ohio's 4th House District, 55% to 45%.

Lightbody flipped her previous House seat in 2018 and was reelected in 2020. This will be her third term.

District 5: Republican Ronald Beach IV and Democrat Richard Brown vitually tied

This district covers a swath of southern Franklin County, including Galloway, Darbydale, Lockbourne, Obetz, parts of Canal Winchester and Reynoldsburg.

Republican newcomer and Ohio State University graduate student Ronald Beach IV and Richard Brown, the incumbent Democrat from Canal Winchester, are in a tight race for Ohio's 5th House District.

Beach had the narrowest of leads over Brown with all precincts counted, a total of 112 votes between them late Tuesday night. That gap had narrowed by Monday morning with just 96 votes separating the two.

According to the Ohio Revised Code, if the number of votes cast in any district election for the declared winning candidate does not exceed the number of votes cast for the declared defeated candidate by a margin of one-half of 1% or more of the total vote, the Secretary of State orders a recount.

District 6: Democrat Adam Miller defeats Republican Joe Wharton

This district includes parts of the Hilltop, Lincoln Village and the Far West Side.

Incumbent Democrat Adam Miller had a decisive lead over Republican challenger Joe Wharton, 57% to 43% for Ohio's 6th House District.

This will be Miller's fourth term in the Ohio House.

District 8: Democrat Beth Liston well ahead of Republican Zully Truemper

This district includes the Northwest Side, Far Northwest Side, Worthington and parts of Clintonville.

Incumbent Democrat Dr. Beth Liston had a comfortable lead over her opponent, Republican newcomer Zully Truemper, for Ohio's 8th House District, 68% to 32%.

This will be Liston's third term in the Ohio House of Representatives.

District 10: Republican David Dobos defeats Democrat Russell Harris

This district includes parts of the Hilltop, Southwest Columbus, Grove City and parts of the Far South Side.

Republican David Dobos, a former Columbus City school board president, outpaced Democrat Russell Harris, a longtime government relations consultant and lobbyist for the Ohio Education Association, in the race for Ohio's 10th House District, 53% to 47%.

District 11: Democrat Anita Somani well ahead of Republican Omar Tarazi

This district covers the northwest corner of Franklin County, including Hilliard and Dublin.

Democrat Dr. Anita Somani, an OB-GYN from Columbus, beat Republican Omar Tarazi, an attorney and Hilliard City Council vice president, in the race for Ohio's 11th House District, 56% to 44%.

District 12: Republican Brian Stewart beats Independent Matthew Briner

This district covers a small sliver of northwestern Franklin County, including Hillard and Dublin, and mostly represents Madison and Pickaway counties.

Brian Stewart, the incumbent Republican from Asheville, is projected to win his second term serving as an Ohio House representative, now in District 12, according to unofficial election results.

Stewart won against Matthew Briner, an Independent write-in candidate, with 94% of Franklin County's vote, 98% of Madison County's vote and 98% of Pickaway County's vote.

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