1998Final resultsSpecial election
1998 special election for Ohio Senate District 26
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Larry A. Mumper (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jonathan C. Talbot (D) by 23.6 points.
Larry A. MumperRepublican · winner
61.8%61,457
Jonathan C. TalbotDemocrat
38.2%38,013
99,470 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)