1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 58
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gary Cates (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Martin W. Wisbey (D) by 41.5 points.
Gary CatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%25,073
Martin W. WisbeyDemocrat
29.2%10,359
35,432 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