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Ohio Senate District 3 — 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
DStacie A. BakerDemocratic
Candidate for State Senator, District 3 (Democrat).
Non-incumbent Democrat; no 2023-26 Ohio General Assembly voting record. Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio; NRA-PVF grade F; Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate. iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Life: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio (2026).
- Family: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Religious liberty: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- 2nd Amendment: NRA-PVF 2026 grade F. Named a 2026 Gun Sense Candidate by Moms Demand Action.
- Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
- Fiscal: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Liberal.
AMichele ReynoldsRepublican
Incumbent state senator, District 3; Republican.
Incumbent Republican; 12 of 12 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 Ohio Right to Life PAC; endorsed by Ohio Value Voters; Buckeye Firearms PAC endorsed (grade A); NRA-PVF grade A (endorsed); endorsed by AFP-Ohio. iVoterGuide rates Leans Conservative.
- Life: Endorsed by Ohio Right to Life PAC for the 2026 general election. Endorsed by Ohio Value Voters (2026 general). Context only (not scored): voted yes on SJR 2 (2023 60% voter-approval threshold for constitutional amendments, placed ahead of the Nov. 2023 abortion amendment).
- Family: Voted yes 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) (5 of 5 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Religious liberty: Voted yes on HB 214 (Religious Expression Days Act; 2024 Senate passage) and SB 34 (display of historical founding documents in schools; 2025 Senate passage) (2 of 2 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- 2nd Amendment: Voted yes 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) (3 of 3 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Limited gov’t: Voted yes on HB 335 (inside-millage property-tax limits; 2025 Senate passage) (1 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
- Fiscal: Voted yes on HB 96 line-item veto Item #66 (property-tax/school-levy reform; 2025 Senate override vote) (1 of 1 recorded votes on these measures went the conservative way).
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