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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 59

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Kenneth Carano (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Alberty (R) by 16.7 points.

Kenneth CaranoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%25,528
Paul AlbertyRepublican
41.6%18,211
43,739 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+29.81996R+27.61998R+38.82000D+16.72002D+23.62004D+43.02006

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