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Ohio Senate District 21 — Ohio 2026
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Ohio Secretary of State list, as of October 29, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.
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Candidates
BMikhail AltermanRepublican
Candidate for State Senator, District 21 (Republican).
Non-incumbent Republican; no 2023-26 Ohio General Assembly voting record. iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
- Life: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
- Family: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
- Religious liberty: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
- 2nd Amendment: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
- Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
- Fiscal: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
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FKent SmithDemocratic
Incumbent state senator, District 21; Democrat.
Incumbent Democrat; 0 of 13 scored 2023-26 roll calls went the conservative way (scored votes on gender-identity/family, religious liberty, guns, higher-ed/property-tax and the property-tax veto override). Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio; NRA-PVF grade F. iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
- Life: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio (2026). Context only (not scored): voted no on SJR 2 (2023 60% voter-approval threshold for constitutional amendments, placed ahead of the Nov. 2023 abortion amendment).
- Family: Voted no on HB 68 (ban on gender-transition procedures for minors + Save Women's Sports Act; 2023 Senate passage and 2024 Senate veto override), HB 8 (Parents' Bill of Rights; 2024 Senate passage), SB 104 (Protect All Students Act, single-sex school bathrooms; 2024 Senate final concurrence) and SB 156 ('success sequence' curriculum; 2025 Senate passage) (0 of 5 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Religious liberty: Voted no on HB 214 (Religious Expression Days Act; 2024 Senate passage) and SB 34 (display of historical founding documents in schools; 2025 Senate passage) (0 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- 2nd Amendment: Voted no on SB 58 (ban on firearm insurance/fee mandates + Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; 2024 Senate final concurrence), SB 148 (Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; 2024 Senate passage) and SB 278 (damages against municipalities that pass gun-control measures; 2026 Senate passage) (0 of 3 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Limited gov’t: Voted no on SB 1 (Advance Ohio Higher Education Act; 2025 Senate passage) and HB 335 (inside-millage property-tax limits; 2025 Senate passage) (0 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Fiscal: Voted no on HB 96 line-item veto Item #66 (property-tax/school-levy reform; 2025 Senate override vote) (0 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
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