1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 1
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
William E. Thompson (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Jake Phillips (D) by 45.9 points.
William E. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%30,621
Jake PhillipsDemocrat
27.0%11,345
41,966 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET