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1990Final results

1990 election for Ohio Senate District 19

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Richard P. Schafrath (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Timothy Kahrl (D) by 23.5 points.

Richard P. SchafrathRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%63,042
38.2%39,023
102,065 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+40.41978R+3.81982R+27.61986R+23.51990R+28.11994R+27.31998

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