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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio Senate District 5

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Tom Roberts (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Osgood (R) by 4.9 points.

Tom RobertsDemocrat · winner
52.5%45,412
Mike OsgoodRepublican
47.5%41,159
86,571 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+14.61990D+3.01994D+22.21998D+4.92002D+22.02006R+1.72010

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