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