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2010Final results

2010 election for Ohio Senate District 31

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Tim Schaffer (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis Lupher (D) by 34.6 points.

Tim SchafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%88,694
32.7%43,110
131,804 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+8.61994R+17.71998R+14.52006R+34.62010R+30.12014R+33.82018

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