1988Final results
1988 election for Ohio House District 44
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Tom Watkins (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Viona M. Smith (D) by 16.3 points.
Tom WatkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%27,554
Viona M. SmithDemocrat
41.8%19,810
47,364 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