1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 87
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Edward K. Core (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph A. Cumston II (D) by 34.8 points.
Edward K. CoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%23,357
Ralph A. Cumston IIDemocrat
32.6%11,288
34,645 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