2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
L. George Distel (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Sandy O'Brien (R) by 9.1 points.
L. George DistelDemocrat · winner
52.9%20,425
Sandy O'BrienRepublican
43.8%16,898
Frank KellerLibertarian
3.3%1,283
38,606 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