1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Ohio House District 45
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Bryan C. Williams (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Karen M. Doty (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bryan C. WilliamsRepublican · winner
51.1%27,843
Karen M. DotyDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%23,895
Walter P. Keith IIIOther party
5.0%2,725
54,463 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