2008Final results
2008 election for Ohio Senate District 4
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Gary Cates (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Kathryn Bridgman (D) by 22.3 points.
Gary CatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%95,137
Kathryn BridgmanDemocrat
38.8%60,397
155,534 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