1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 59
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Michael A. Fox (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Donald Hershner (D) by 29.8 points.
Michael A. FoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%27,021
Donald HershnerDemocrat
35.1%14,611
41,632 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