2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Kerry R. Metzger (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Keith Busch (D) by 40.9 points.
Kerry R. MetzgerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%32,684
Keith BuschDemocrat
29.6%13,724
46,408 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