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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 45

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John Otterman (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Fazek (R) by 43.0 points.

John OttermanDemocrat · winner
71.5%30,229
Joe FazekRepublican
28.5%12,050
42,279 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

EvenD+40.62002D+48.22004D+54.22006D+43.02008D+24.22010D+27.22014

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