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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 89

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Vernal G. Riffe Jr. (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Minch (R) by 47.8 points.

Vernal G. Riffe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%32,155
MinchRepublican
26.1%11,356
43,511 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+25.21972D+46.91974D+47.51976D+47.81984D+38.81990D+4.81992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET