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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio House District 15

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James Peter Trakas (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating George Klepacz (D) by 14.6 points.

James Peter TrakasRepublican · winner
57.3%25,970
42.7%19,350
45,320 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

EvenR+12.51992R+18.21994R+32.01996R+14.61998R+17.52000D+49.52006

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