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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 46

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Barbara Sears (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Darlene Dunn (D) by 14.1 points.

Barbara SearsRepublican · winner
57.0%37,651
Darlene DunnDemocrat
43.0%28,346
65,997 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+39.02002R+24.12004R+21.02006R+14.12008R+12.72010D+30.22012

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