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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio Senate District 1

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Lynn R. Wachtmann (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating William Flanary (D) by 35.9 points.

Lynn R. WachtmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%70,146
32.1%33,103
103,249 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+23.71990R+45.51994R+31.81998R+35.92002R+20.22006R+48.02010

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