1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Ohio Senate District 9
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Mark L. Mallory (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Janet C. Howard (R) by 18.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark L. MalloryDemocrat · winner
59.1%53,562
Janet C. HowardRepublican · incumbent
40.9%37,073
90,635 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