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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio Senate District 19

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Richard P. Schafrath (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Juliann Secrest (D) by 27.3 points.

Richard P. SchafrathRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%72,242
36.3%41,241
113,483 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+27.61986R+23.51990R+28.11994R+27.31998R+33.82000 specialR+35.22002

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