1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 57
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Ron Hood (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Ken L. Sam Matheny (D) by 1.8 points.
Ron HoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%19,092
Ken L. Sam MathenyDemocrat
49.1%18,431
37,523 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