1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Kerry R. Metzger (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Dean A. Kreinbihl (D) by 9.1 points.
Kerry R. MetzgerRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%19,346
Dean A. KreinbihlDemocrat
45.4%16,109
35,455 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