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2006Final results

2006 election for Ohio House District 59

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Kenneth Carano (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Kasey Shidel (R) by 43.0 points.

Kenneth CaranoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%34,505
Kasey ShidelRepublican
28.5%13,741
48,246 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+38.82000D+16.72002D+23.62004D+43.02006D+20.22008D+22.82010

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