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2010Final results

2010 election for Ohio Senate District 3

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Kevin Bacon (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Pfeifer (D) by 6.0 points.

Kevin BaconRepublican · winner
50.9%72,337
Mark PfeiferDemocrat
45.0%63,844
4.1%5,849
142,030 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

EvenR+9.61998R+15.62002R+8.22006R+6.02010R+22.32014D+0.52018

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

The candidates

Kevin Bacon (R)Mark Pfeifer (D)

Also on the ballot: William Yarbrough (Libertarian), 4.1%