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2006 election for Ohio House District 1

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Linda Bolon (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Hoppel (R) by 11.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Linda BolonDemocrat · winner
55.7%20,537
Jim HoppelRepublican
44.3%16,314
36,851 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+49.82000R+13.62002R+1.02004D+11.52006D+28.62008R+5.22010

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