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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 1

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Charles Blasdel (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Rivelle (D) by 13.6 points.

Charles BlasdelRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%17,473
43.2%13,299
30,772 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+45.91996R+25.61998R+49.82000R+13.62002R+1.02004D+11.52006

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