1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio's 13th District
U.S. House · Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Grace L. Drake (R) by 23.1 points.
Sherrod BrownDemocrat · winner
61.5%116,309
Grace L. DrakeRepublican
38.5%72,666
188,975 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sherrod BrownGrace L. Drake
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$192.9K
$682K
Spent by the campaign
$186.9K
$769K
Cash on hand
$6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998