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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio Senate District 4

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Donald Lukens (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating McGary (D) by 23.2 points.

Donald LukensRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%81,266
McGaryDemocrat
38.4%50,669
131,935 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+33.61976R+7.81980R+23.21984R+35.01988R+36.91996R+33.22000

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