1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jeff Jacobson (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Rich Frankhouser (D) by 24.5 points.
Jeff JacobsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%28,382
Rich FrankhouserDemocrat
37.7%17,209
45,591 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