1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 71
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Samuel T. Bateman Jr. (R) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating David B. Quinlan (D) by 43.3 points.
Samuel T. Bateman Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
71.7%24,807
David B. QuinlanDemocrat
28.3%9,804
34,611 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