2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Ohio House District 42
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Mike Moran (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Nero (R) by 11.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mike MoranDemocrat · winner
55.9%32,739
Richard NeroRepublican
44.1%25,858
58,597 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