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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio Senate District 2

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Betty D. Montgomery (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Alvin L. Perkins (D) by 18.5 points.

Betty D. MontgomeryRepublican · winner
59.2%80,575
40.8%55,457
136,032 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+36.01980R+39.41984R+18.51988R+25.11992R+9.51996R+25.32004

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