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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 45

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert J. Otterman (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Kathryn Culver (R) by 40.6 points.

Robert J. OttermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%17,518
Kathryn CulverRepublican
29.7%7,400
24,918 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+2.21994R+7.21996R+12.02000D+40.62002D+48.22004D+54.22006

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