2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio House District 44
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Barbara Sykes (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Maxine Blake (R) by 62.4 points.
Barbara SykesDemocrat · winner
79.3%23,254
Maxine BlakeRepublican
16.9%4,960
Chet SutherlandLibertarian
3.8%1,117
29,331 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