2002Final results
2002 election for Ohio Senate District 3
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
David Goodman (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Debra A. Payne (D) by 15.6 points.
David GoodmanRepublican · winner
57.8%56,989
Debra A. PayneDemocrat
42.2%41,580
98,569 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