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1990Final results

1990 election for Ohio House District 81

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jim Davis (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating William Sell Jr. (D) by 2.4 points.

Jim DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%19,338
48.8%18,437
37,775 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

EvenR+11.31984R+0.81986R+19.51988R+2.41990R+28.61992R+41.71994

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