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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 8

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Madeline A. Cain (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Steve Misencik (R) by 44.4 points.

Madeline A. CainDemocrat · winner
72.2%22,900
Steve MisencikRepublican
27.8%8,826
31,726 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+46.11978D+48.51982D+48.61984D+44.41988D+51.71990D+73.41992

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