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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 71

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Ronald V. Gerberry (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Wade (R) by 35.0 points.

Ronald V. GerberryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%25,969
Ed WadeRepublican
32.5%12,498
38,467 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+14.21982D+30.11984D+38.51986D+35.01988D+29.81990R+37.51992

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