1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 3
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Bruce E. Johnson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Debra A. Payne (D) by 9.6 points.
Bruce E. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%53,074
Debra A. PayneDemocrat
45.2%43,796
96,870 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