1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio Senate District 10
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Merle Grace Kearns (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Dale Henry (D) by 33.1 points.
Merle Grace KearnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%81,508
Dale HenryDemocrat
31.1%39,478
John A. EastmanOther party
4.8%6,058
127,044 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