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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio Senate District 28

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Leigh E. Herington (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Betty J. Konen (R) by 30.8 points.

Leigh E. HeringtonDemocrat · winner
62.7%73,451
Betty J. KonenRepublican
31.9%37,336
Dana G. NoelOther party
5.5%6,402
117,189 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

EvenD+27.01986 specialD+43.51988D+36.01992D+30.81996D+28.42000D+30.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET