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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio Senate District 10

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

David Hobson (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Roger D. Tackett (D) by 30.9 points.

David HobsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%80,227
34.6%42,395
122,622 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+21.21980R+7.31984R+30.91988R+16.11992R+33.11996R+27.62000

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