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2008Final results

2008 election for Ohio Senate District 28

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Thomas C. Sawyer (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating James Carr (R) by 36.7 points.

Thomas C. SawyerDemocrat · winner
68.4%108,168
James CarrRepublican
31.6%50,064
158,232 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+30.81996D+28.42000D+30.82004D+36.72008D+43.82012D+22.42016

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