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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 22

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Louis Blessing Jr. (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Eve Bolton (D) by 19.8 points.

Louis Blessing Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
59.9%27,166
Eve BoltonDemocrat
40.1%18,196
45,362 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

EvenR+10.21982R+24.31984R+27.61986R+19.81988R+13.81990D+50.21992

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