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2006Final results

2006 election for Ohio Senate District 7

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Robert L. Schuler (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Rick Smith (D) by 23.6 points.

Robert L. SchulerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%82,624
Rick SmithDemocrat
38.2%51,036
133,660 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+45.71994R+41.51998R+42.72002R+23.62006R+43.72010R+24.02018

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