1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 15
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Mike Wise (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph V. Mestnik (D) by 32.0 points.
Mike WiseRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%36,826
Joseph V. MestnikDemocrat
34.0%18,972
55,798 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