2008Final results
2008 election for Ohio Senate District 8
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Bill Seitz (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Daniel McCarthy (D) by 19.0 points.
Bill SeitzRepublican · winner
59.5%101,944
Daniel McCarthyDemocrat
40.5%69,425
171,369 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