1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 17
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Michael C. Shoemaker (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Lee Thatcher (R) by 23.1 points.
Michael C. ShoemakerDemocrat · winner
61.5%61,190
Lee ThatcherRepublican
38.5%38,227
99,417 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