1990Final results
1990 election for Ohio House District 16
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Vermel Whalen (D) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating James D. Hereford (R) by 85.6 points.
Vermel WhalenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.8%22,952
James D. HerefordRepublican
7.2%1,776
24,728 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET