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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 59

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Ronald V. Gerberry (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Dick McCarthy (R) by 20.2 points.

Ronald V. GerberryDemocrat · winner
60.1%37,608
Dick McCarthyRepublican
39.9%24,967
62,575 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+16.72002D+23.62004D+43.02006D+20.22008D+22.82010D+17.32012

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