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