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1990Final results

1990 election for Ohio Senate District 5

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Neal F. Zimmers (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Adams (R) by 14.6 points.

Neal F. ZimmersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%56,214
Richard AdamsRepublican
42.7%41,919
98,133 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+40.41978D+15.81982D+16.51986D+14.61990D+3.01994D+22.21998

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