1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio Senate District 2
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Bob Latta (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Redfern (D) by 9.5 points.
Bob LattaRepublican · winner
54.8%77,796
Chris RedfernDemocrat
45.2%64,279
142,075 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