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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert L. Corbin (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Lacey (D) by 23.9 points.

Robert L. CorbinRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%20,721
Joe LaceyDemocrat
38.0%12,721
33,442 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+17.31992R+46.61994R+29.71996R+23.91998R+21.92000R+19.72002

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