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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 65

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Sandra Harwood (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Lyle Waddell (R) by 45.5 points.

Sandra HarwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%33,609
Lyle WaddellRepublican
23.3%11,383
Timothy McNeilLibertarian
7.9%3,846
48,838 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+36.72002D+41.32004D+57.32006D+45.52008D+34.52010R+37.42012

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