1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Ohio Senate District 18
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Robert A. Gardner (R) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Dan Troy (D) by 3.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert A. GardnerRepublican · winner
49.4%60,672
Dan TroyDemocrat
45.9%56,354
Jill SidariOther party
4.7%5,822
122,848 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