1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Ross A. Boggs Jr. (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Charles M. Zaebst (R) by 29.2 points.
Ross A. Boggs Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%19,131
Charles M. ZaebstRepublican
35.4%10,478
29,609 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