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1994 election for Ohio House District 8

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

C. J. Prentiss (Ind) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Norris (D) by 21.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

C. J. PrentissIndependent · winner · incumbent
52.5%11,585
31.4%6,944
Domonic N. RiniRepublican
16.1%3,557
22,086 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

EvenD+44.41988D+51.71990D+73.41992D+15.31994D+72.41996D+72.31998

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