<P> The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate . </P> <P> The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded state constitution of that year . In 1816, the capital was moved to Columbus, where it is located today . The 132nd General Assembly convened in January 2017 . </P> <P> Members are limited to four consecutive two - year elected terms (terms are considered consecutive if they are separated by less than two years). Time served by appointment to fill out another representative's uncompleted term does not count against the term limit . There are 99 members in the house, elected from single - member districts . Every even - numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Affiliation </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) </Th> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republican </Th> <Th> Democratic </Th> <Th> Vacant </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> End of previous legislature </Th> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Th> 99 </Th> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Begin </Th> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Th> 99 </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latest voting share </Th> <Th> 7001656600000000000 ♠ 65.66% </Th> <Th> 7001333300000000000 ♠ 33.33% </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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