1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 31
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Jay Hottinger (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Eugene Branstool (D) by 17.7 points.
Jay HottingerRepublican · winner
58.9%68,630
Eugene BranstoolDemocrat
41.1%47,984
116,614 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