1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 58
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gary Cates (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Kendall R. Mays (D) by 37.3 points.
Gary CatesRepublican · winner
67.3%31,433
Kendall R. MaysDemocrat
29.9%13,991
Ralph Chester JechuraOther party
2.8%1,292
46,716 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