1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio Senate District 20
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Jim Carnes (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Jack Cera (D) by 12.2 points.
Jim CarnesRepublican · winner
56.1%74,557
Jack CeraDemocrat
43.9%58,364
132,921 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