1988Final results
1988 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Randall Gardner (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating William J. Fischer (D) by 41.0 points.
Randall GardnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%30,276
William J. FischerDemocrat
29.5%12,662
42,938 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