1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 27
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Roy L. Ray (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Cook (D) by 11.4 points.
Roy L. RayRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%58,343
Lawrence J. CookDemocrat
44.3%46,364
104,707 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