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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 21

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Kevin Bacon (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Jay Perez (D) by 6.4 points.

Kevin BaconRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%27,494
Jay PerezDemocrat
45.1%24,073
Jeremiah ArnLibertarian
3.3%1,772
53,339 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

EvenR+9.82002R+5.22004R+2.52006R+6.42008R+1.02010R+4.02012

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

The candidates

Kevin Bacon (R)Jay Perez (D)

Also on the ballot: Jeremiah Arn (Libertarian), 3.3%