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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 83

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Rod Hughes (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Chris Rizzutti (D) by 23.8 points.

Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%24,172
38.1%14,893
39,065 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+1.61982R+41.61984R+7.21986R+23.81988R+13.61990R+38.21992

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