1996Flipped from independentFinal results
1996 election for Ohio House District 8
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
C. J. Prentiss (D) won with 85.1% of the vote, defeating Benjamin D. Malbasa (R) by 72.4 points, a seat another party won last time.
C. J. PrentissDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.1%24,653
Benjamin D. MalbasaRepublican
12.7%3,674
Ashok LeninOther party
2.2%640
28,967 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