1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio Senate District 12

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Bob Cupp (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Dale Locker (D) by 30.4 points.

Bob CuppRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%83,572
Dale LockerDemocrat
34.8%44,614
128,186 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+0.11976D+0.11980R+22.01984R+30.41988R+39.11992R+43.41996

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