1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Ohio House District 46
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Kevin J. Coughlin (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating John N. Schmidt (D) by 15.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kevin J. CoughlinRepublican · winner
55.0%28,462
John N. SchmidtDemocrat
39.9%20,667
Carol Ann McCoyOther party
5.0%2,609
51,738 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