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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 40

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Russ Guerra Jr. (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Jan Vargo (D) by 27.6 points.

Russ Guerra Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.8%28,510
Jan VargoDemocrat
36.2%16,175
44,685 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+8.41982R+10.01984R+31.11986R+27.61988R+27.51990R+9.21992

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