2008Final results
2008 election for Ohio House District 71
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jay Hottinger (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Hill (D) by 24.0 points.
Jay HottingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%36,362
Howard HillDemocrat
38.0%22,287
58,649 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET