1990Final results
1990 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Ben Gaeth (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Gene Scarbrough (D) by 23.7 points.
M. Ben GaethRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%67,894
Gene ScarbroughDemocrat
38.2%41,912
109,806 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