1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jeff Jacobson (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Don Shaffer (D) by 13.5 points.
Jeff JacobsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%19,856
Don ShafferDemocrat
43.3%15,145
35,001 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET