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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 79

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Diana Fessler (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Carol McKeever (D) by 37.5 points.

Diana FesslerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%23,793
31.2%10,805
34,598 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+10.21996D+12.11998D+15.42000R+37.52002R+32.32004R+21.52006

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