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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 56

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Michael A. Fox (R) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Calvin Edward Hassler (D) by 51.2 points.

Michael A. FoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.6%34,338
24.4%11,097
45,435 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+24.61982R+41.41984R+23.31986R+51.21988R+38.11990D+26.71992

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