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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 52

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Stephen Slesnick (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Hart (R) by 37.2 points.

Stephen SlesnickDemocrat · winner
68.6%28,365
Richard HartRepublican
31.4%12,981
41,346 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+24.72002D+42.12004D+50.02006D+37.22008D+25.82010R+38.92012

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