1988Final results
1988 election for Ohio Senate District 26
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Paul E. Pfeifer (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating R. Thomas Cochran (D) by 24.7 points.
Paul E. PfeiferRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%73,056
R. Thomas CochranDemocrat
37.7%44,125
117,181 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