2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Ohio House District 28
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jim Raussen (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Wayne Coates (D) by 17.7 points.
Jim RaussenRepublican · winner
58.9%20,381
Wayne CoatesDemocrat · incumbent
41.1%14,242
34,623 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET