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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 61

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Mark Okey (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Kirk Susany (R) by 25.9 points.

Mark OkeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%30,040
Kirk SusanyRepublican
34.7%17,215
Paul RayIndependent
4.7%2,312
49,567 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+21.62002D+31.12004D+13.92006D+25.92008D+4.62010R+8.42012

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

The candidates

Mark Okey (D)Kirk Susany (R)

Also on the ballot: Paul Ray (Independent), 4.7%