2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Derrick Seaver (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating David Shiffer (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Derrick SeaverDemocrat · winner
50.3%23,001
David ShifferRepublican
49.7%22,759
45,760 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