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1990Final results

1990 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Vernon Sykes (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating David C. Wigle (R) by 31.0 points.

Vernon SykesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%19,235
David C. WigleRepublican
34.5%10,135
29,370 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

EvenD+38.81984D+31.01986D+20.61988D+31.01990R+17.31992R+46.61994

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