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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio House District 88

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dennis R. Stapleton (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Jaime V. Hazelbaker (D) by 21.3 points.

Dennis R. StapletonRepublican · winner
60.6%25,712
39.4%16,685
42,397 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

EvenD+39.11990R+16.31992R+26.71994R+21.31996R+22.81998R+24.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET