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2006Final results

2006 election for Ohio Senate District 1

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Stephen Buehrer (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Ben A. Nienberg (D) by 20.2 points.

Stephen BuehrerRepublican · winner
60.1%74,364
39.9%49,421
123,785 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+45.51994R+31.81998R+35.92002R+20.22006R+48.02010R+46.52018

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