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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio House District 87

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Clyde Evans (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Shane Meldick (D) by 23.0 points.

Clyde EvansRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%30,740
38.5%19,257
49,997 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

EvenR+11.42002R+31.02004R+15.52006R+23.02008R+31.62010R+32.32012

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