1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 5
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Rhine L. McLin (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Jack F. Hensley (R) by 22.2 points.
Rhine L. McLinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%50,780
Jack F. HensleyRepublican
38.9%32,332
83,112 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