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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio Senate District 18

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Robert J. Boggs (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Kenneth A. Lorenz (R) by 27.7 points.

Robert J. BoggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%74,674
36.2%42,311
116,985 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+2.51976D+13.11980D+20.31984D+27.71988D+1.11992R+3.51996

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