1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio Senate District 26
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Karen L. Gillmor (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Gary W. Haynes (D) by 27.1 points.
Karen L. GillmorRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%80,549
Gary W. HaynesDemocrat
34.6%45,156
Josip TerebuhOther party
3.6%4,659
130,364 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