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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 70

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Kevin Dewine (R) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Gordon (D) by 43.4 points.

Kevin DewineRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.7%21,538
28.3%8,506
30,044 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+5.31996R+13.41998R+9.22000R+43.42002R+38.62004R+20.72006

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