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1994Final results

1994 election for Ohio House District 79

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Frank S. Sawyer (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Kirk L. Fansher (R) by 21.3 points.

Frank S. SawyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%19,857
Kirk L. FansherRepublican
39.3%12,870
32,727 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+36.01986R+15.71990D+33.31992D+21.31994D+10.21996D+12.11998

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