2008Final results
2008 election for Ohio Senate District 16
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Jim Hughes (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Danielle Blue (D) by 16.1 points.
Jim HughesRepublican · winner
58.1%106,708
Danielle BlueDemocrat
41.9%77,070
183,778 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