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2000 election for Ohio House District 56

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John P. Hagan (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Mike Stevens (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John P. HaganRepublican · winner
48.8%24,029
Mike StevensDemocrat
46.7%23,006
Ronald BrownLibertarian
4.4%2,190
49,225 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+31.61994D+35.01996D+41.11998R+2.12000D+42.02002D+47.72004

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

The candidates

John P. Hagan (R)Mike Stevens (D)

Also on the ballot: Ronald Brown (Libertarian), 4.4%