2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Ohio House District 32
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Wayne Coates (D) won with 47.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Raussen (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Wayne CoatesDemocrat · winner
47.3%21,581
Jim RaussenRepublican
46.1%21,046
Stan WernzIndependent
4.4%2,004
Manny TepperLibertarian
2.2%992
45,623 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Wayne Coates (D)Jim Raussen (R)
Also on the ballot: Stan Wernz (Independent), 4.4%; Manny Tepper (Libertarian), 2.2%