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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio House District 64

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Sylvester D. Patton Jr. (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Michael Thornton (Ind) by 42.2 points.

Sylvester D. Patton Jr.Democrat · winner
71.1%18,455
Michael ThorntonIndependent
28.9%7,509
25,964 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

EvenD+14.71990D+72.21992D+62.81994D+74.11996D+7.22002R+8.02004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET