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2000Final results

2000 election for Ohio House District 15

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James Peter Trakas (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Downing (D) by 17.5 points.

James Peter TrakasRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%33,310
Dan DowningDemocrat
41.3%23,389
56,699 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+18.21994R+32.01996R+14.61998R+17.52000D+49.52006D+27.42012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET