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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio Senate District 2

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Paul Gillmor (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Bores (D) by 39.4 points.

Paul GillmorRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%86,961
BoresDemocrat
30.3%37,780
124,741 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

EvenR+36.01980R+39.41984R+18.51988R+25.11992R+9.51996R+25.32004

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