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1994Final results

1994 election for Ohio Senate District 5

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Rhine L. McLin (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Pam Miller Howard (R) by 3.0 points.

Rhine L. McLinDemocrat · winner
51.5%44,380
48.5%41,822
86,202 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+15.81982D+16.51986D+14.61990D+3.01994D+22.21998D+4.92002

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