2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Ohio House District 18
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Mike Dovilla (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Matt Patten (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike DovillaRepublican · winner
52.4%22,149
Matt PattenDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%20,115
42,264 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET