1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 8
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Shirley A. Smith (D) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating Domonic N. Rini (R) by 72.3 points.
Shirley A. SmithDemocrat · winner
86.2%18,969
Domonic N. RiniRepublican
13.8%3,049
22,018 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