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2000Final results

2000 election for Ohio Senate District 28

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Leigh E. Herington (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Judy Jones (R) by 28.4 points.

Leigh E. HeringtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%76,818
Judy JonesRepublican
33.9%41,771
Pearl PullmanLibertarian
3.8%4,682
123,271 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+43.51988D+36.01992D+30.81996D+28.42000D+30.82004D+36.72008

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

The candidates

Leigh E. Herington (D)Judy Jones (R)

Also on the ballot: Pearl Pullman (Libertarian), 3.8%