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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 9

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Patrick A. Sweeney (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Allen A. Karwoski (R) by 53.6 points.

Patrick A. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%30,954
23.2%9,342
40,296 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+42.81976D+23.41978D+56.01982D+53.61988D+51.91990D+66.91992

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