1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio Senate District 8
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Louis Blessing Jr. (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Jason C. Schnelle (D) by 37.7 points.
Louis Blessing Jr.Republican · winner
65.4%83,658
Jason C. SchnelleDemocrat
27.7%35,425
Nicholas J. AllenOther party
6.9%8,764
127,847 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