Ohio's 29th senatorial district

Ohio's 29th
State Senate district
Ohio's 29th; State Senate district
Senator
	Jane Timken; R–North Canton
Demographics	82.2% White; 10.7% Black; 2.9% Hispanic; 1.4% Asian; 2.4% Native American; 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age; • Citizens of voting age	354,275; 278,490; 272,883

Population(2020)
Voting age
Citizens of voting age354,275^[1]
278,490
272,883

Ohio's 29th senatorial district has historically been based in Canton, Ohio. It now consists of the majority of Stark County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 48, 49 and 50. It has a Cook PVI of R+10. The current Ohio Senator is Republican Jane Timken, who was appointed to the seat in January 2025.

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Ralph Regula	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	Regula resigned in 1973 after winning election to the United States Congress.
Richard Reichel	Republican	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	Reichel lost re-election in 1974 to Robert D. Freeman.
Robert D. Freeman	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1978	Freeman lost re-election in 1978 to Tom Walsh.
Tom Walsh	Republican	January 1, 1979 – February 5, 1985	Walsh resigned in 1985 prior to the expiration of his term.
Scott Oelslager	Republican	February 5, 1985 – December 31, 2002	Oelslager was term-limited in 2002.
Kirk Schuring	Republican	January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010	Schuring was term-limited in 2010.
Scott Oelslager	Republican	January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018	Oelslager was term-limited in 2018.
Kirk Schuring	Republican	January 3, 2019 – November 22, 2024	Schuring died in office.
Jane Timken	Republican	January 29, 2025 – present	Incumbent

References

v t e Ohio's 29th senatorial district
Regula Reichel Freeman Walsh Oelslager Schuring Oelslager Schuring Timken
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