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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 12

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Michael Debose (D) won with 86.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Trif (R) by 73.0 points.

Michael DeboseDemocrat · winner
86.5%23,940
Dan TrifRepublican
13.5%3,738
27,678 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

EvenD+71.31994D+72.51996D+77.91998D+73.02002D+71.92004D+77.72006

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