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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 54

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John V. Bara (D) won re-election with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Don W. Standen (R) by 36.3 points.

John V. BaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%26,135
Don W. StandenRepublican
31.9%12,222
38,357 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

EvenD+8.61982D+29.61984D+30.91986D+36.31988D+18.51990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)