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The seat to represent the 16th Ohio House District, which includes Westlake, Bay Village, Rocky River, North Olmsted and Fairview Park, is up for grabs in this week鈥檚 election.

Republican Dave Greenspan enjoys the benefits of incumbency. However, his challenger, Democrat Monique Smith, is feeling confident because of the high voter turnout so far.

Smith, in an interview with ideastream, said her campaign has called 鈥渁s many people as we can, reaching out to people and having conversations about the importance of voting.鈥�

The Democrat also points to her deep ties to the area and argues the politics on Cuyahoga County鈥檚 West Side are shifting.

鈥淲e feel like the voters in this district have significantly moved over the last few years that Trump has been in office,鈥� Smith said, 鈥渁nd moved away from his party and from really everything he represents.鈥�

There are parallels between the Trump administration and the Republican Party that currently controls Columbus, she added.

However, Greenspan, who has held the seat for two terms, referred to himself in an interview with ideastream, as a 鈥減ractical conservative鈥� who votes in the interest of his district.

鈥淚 think people have seen that I've represented this district with a certain amount of courage and integrity to represent their interests over others,鈥� Greenspan said. 鈥淚 voted against my party a number of times in support of my district.鈥�

Greenspan voted against House Bill 6, the controversial nuclear bailout bill at the center of a bribery scandal involving former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenville), and is a primary co-sponsor of legislation to repeal it.

The incumbent refers to the 16th Ohio House District as a historically 鈥榮plit district.鈥�

鈥淚f you drive around the district, you will see both, obviously my signs and my opponent鈥檚 signs. But you'll also see Greenspan, Biden signs in the same yard,鈥� Greenspan said.