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2000Final results

2000 election for Ohio House District 31

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Catherine L. Barrett (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Joanne Kemmerer (R) by 42.1 points.

Catherine L. BarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%18,897
Joanne KemmererRepublican
25.9%7,195
Autumn MuellerLibertarian
3.4%948
Mary SchusterOther party
2.7%758
27,798 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

EvenD+43.11990D+36.91992D+29.31998D+42.12000D+30.42002D+38.72004

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

The candidates

Catherine L. Barrett (D)Joanne Kemmerer (R)

Also on the ballot: Autumn Mueller (Libertarian), 3.4%; Mary Schuster (Other party), 2.7%