1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 44
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Vernon Sykes (D) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Sparks (R) by 65.0 points.
Vernon SykesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.5%18,030
Charles SparksRepublican
17.5%3,829
21,859 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