1988Final results
1988 election for Ohio Senate District 16
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Eugene Watts (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating David Lancione (D) by 16.1 points.
Eugene WattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%58,011
David LancioneDemocrat
42.0%41,942
99,953 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET