1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 62
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John R. Bender (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey A. Hutka (R) by 29.3 points.
John R. BenderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%22,250
Jeffrey A. HutkaRepublican
32.0%11,614
John J. MorganIndependent
6.7%2,420
36,284 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