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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio Senate District 4

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Scott R. Nein (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Terry Scott Wills (D) by 36.9 points.

Scott R. NeinRepublican · winner
65.4%83,532
28.5%36,368
Diana S. DipaoloOther party
6.2%7,884
127,784 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

EvenR+7.81980R+23.21984R+35.01988R+36.91996R+33.22000R+31.22004

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