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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio House District 77

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

David R. Evans (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating W. David Branstool (D) by 12.7 points.

David R. EvansRepublican · winner
56.3%23,958
43.7%18,561
42,519 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+25.21992R+13.01994R+25.71996R+12.71998R+25.22000R+49.92002

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