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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio Senate District 26

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Paul E. Pfeifer (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas (D) by 39.1 points.

Paul E. PfeiferRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%85,309
ThomasDemocrat
30.4%37,343
122,652 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+17.51974 specialR+7.81976R+18.71980R+39.11984R+24.71988R+25.81992

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