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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio House District 88

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dennis R. Stapleton (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Larry E. Veach (D) by 22.8 points.

Dennis R. StapletonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%20,965
38.6%13,168
34,133 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

EvenR+16.31992R+26.71994R+21.31996R+22.81998R+24.82004R+11.22012

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