2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio Senate District 8
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Louis Blessing Jr. (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Stuart Manning (D) by 31.6 points.
Louis Blessing Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.0%81,678
Stuart ManningDemocrat
31.4%40,656
Stephen SchulteLibertarian
5.6%7,324
129,658 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