1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 Ohio election results
Every race on Ohio's ballot in the 1998 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races138
Changed party4
Unopposed9%12 races
Incumbents defeated2
U.S. Senate
R 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | George Voinovich (R) | 12.9 | Flipped |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Robert Alphonso Taft (R) | 5.4 |
U.S. House
D 8 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH-1 | Steve Chabot (R) | 6.0 | |
| OH-2 | Rob Portman (R) | 51.6 | |
| OH-3 | Tony Hall (D) | 38.6 | |
| OH-4 | Michael Oxley (R) | 27.6 | |
| OH-5 | Paul Gillmor (R) | 33.4 | |
| OH-6 | Ted Strickland (D) | 13.9 | |
| OH-7 | David Hobson (R) | 39.5 | |
| OH-8 | John A. Boehner (R) | 41.5 | |
| OH-9 | Marcy Kaptur (D) | 62.4 | |
| OH-10 | Dennis J. Kucinich (D) | 33.5 | |
| OH-11 | Stephanie Jones (D) | 67.4 | |
| OH-12 | John Kasich (R) | 34.3 | |
| OH-13 | Sherrod Brown (D) | 23.1 | |
| OH-14 | Thomas Sawyer (D) | 25.4 | |
| OH-15 | Deborah Pryce (R) | 37.3 | |
| OH-16 | Ralph Regula (R) | 28.0 | |
| OH-17 | James Traficant (D) | 36.4 | |
| OH-18 | Robert Ney (R) | 20.5 | |
| OH-19 | Steven C. LaTourette (R) | 32.8 |
Ohio State Senate
D 9 · R 9 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Lynn R. Wachtmann (R) | 31.8 | |
| SD-3 | Bruce E. Johnson (R) | 9.6 | |
| SD-5 | Rhine L. McLin (D) | 22.2 | |
| SD-7 | Richard H. Finan (R) | 41.5 | |
| SD-9 | Mark L. Mallory (D) | 18.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | Linda Furney (D) | 48.6 | |
| SD-13 | Jeffry J. Armbruster (R) | 0.8 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Ben Espy (D) | 46.2 | |
| SD-17 | Michael C. Shoemaker (D) | 23.1 | |
| SD-19 | Richard P. Schafrath (R) | 27.3 | |
| SD-21 | C. J. Prentiss (D) | 72.0 | |
| SD-23 | Dan Brady (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Eric D. Fingerhut (D) | 60.9 | |
| SD-26 | Larry A. Mumper (R) | 23.6 | |
| SD-27 | Roy L. Ray (R) | 11.4 | |
| SD-29 | Scott Oelslager (R) | 39.9 | |
| SD-31 | Jay Hottinger (R) | 17.7 | |
| SD-33 | Robert F. Hagan (D) | 45.3 |
Ohio House of Representatives
D 40 · R 59 · 1 changed party
Ohio
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab