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2004Final results

2004 election for Ohio House District 28

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jim Raussen (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne Coates (D) by 6.3 points.

Jim RaussenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%29,777
Wayne CoatesDemocrat
46.8%26,235
56,012 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+34.31998R+15.22000R+17.72002R+6.32004R+3.92006D+9.72008

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