1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Ohio Senate District 23
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Anthony C. Sinagra (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Butts (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Anthony C. SinagraRepublican · winner
52.8%44,917
Charles L. ButtsDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%40,196
85,113 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