1988Final results
1988 election for Ohio House District 42
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Vernon Sykes (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Bryan C. Williams (R) by 20.6 points.
Vernon SykesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%23,697
Bryan C. WilliamsRepublican
39.7%15,588
39,285 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