2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Ohio House District 18
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Matt Patten (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Colleen Grady (R) by 1.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Matt PattenDemocrat · winner
50.9%28,425
Colleen GradyRepublican
49.1%27,468
55,893 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET