2002Final results
2002 election for Ohio Senate District 27
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Kevin J. Coughlin (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Bevan (D) by 5.9 points.
Kevin J. CoughlinRepublican · winner
52.9%56,467
Tom BevanDemocrat
47.1%50,180
106,647 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