1994Final results
1994 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Ben Gaeth (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Christopher L. Kolbe (D) by 45.5 points.
M. Ben GaethRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%79,135
Christopher L. KolbeDemocrat
27.2%29,614
108,749 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET