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2000Final results

2000 election for Ohio House District 40

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Arlene Setzer (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Don Shaffer (D) by 10.5 points.

Arlene SetzerRepublican · winner
55.3%25,718
Don ShafferDemocrat
44.7%20,823
46,541 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+30.11994R+24.51996R+13.51998R+10.52000D+43.62002D+40.32004

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