2004Final results
2004 election for Ohio Senate District 16
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Steve Stivers (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Katherine Thomsen (D) by 23.9 points.
Steve StiversRepublican · winner
57.6%95,251
Katherine ThomsenDemocrat
33.6%55,656
Don EckhartOther party
8.8%14,509
165,416 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET