1988Final results
1988 election for Ohio House District 12
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Troy Lee James (D) won with 88.9% of the vote, defeating Norbert B. Carson (R) by 77.7 points.
Troy Lee JamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.9%18,818
Norbert B. CarsonRepublican
11.1%2,360
21,178 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET