1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Lynn R. Wachtmann (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Timothy C. Holtsberry (D) by 31.8 points.
Lynn R. WachtmannRepublican · winner
65.9%71,667
Timothy C. HoltsberryDemocrat
34.1%37,069
108,736 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