2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John Schlichter (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Sulzer Sr. (D) by 8.2 points.
John SchlichterRepublican · winner
54.1%14,994
Joseph P. Sulzer Sr.Democrat · incumbent
45.9%12,730
27,724 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