RepublicanNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Merle Grace Kearns
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 72 (2002–2006). Ran in 5 elections between 1992 and 2004, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +19.6
- Won 2004
- Elections
- 5
- 1992–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kearns was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio State Senate, District 10Ohio House of Representatives, District 74Ohio House of Representatives, District 72
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kearns has run
Margin: how far Kearns finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Richard Spangler (D) | 59.8% | R+19.6 |
| 2002 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 72 | General | Won | Ron Rhine (D) | 57.2% | R+14.3 |
| 2000 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 74 | General | Won | Cynthia Dunlevy (D) | 65.7% | R+31.3 |
| 1996 | Ohio State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Dale Henry (D), John A. Eastman (I) | 64.2% | R+33.1 |
| 1992 | Ohio State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Roger D. Tackett (D) | 58% | R+16.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kearns has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 72 · 2002–2006
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 74 · 2000–2002
- Ohio State Senate, District 10 · 1992–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kearns has run against
- Richard Spangler (D) · 2004 election, won
- Ron Rhine (D) · 2002 election, won
- Cynthia Dunlevy (D) · 2000 election, won
- Dale Henry (D) · 1996 election, won
- Roger D. Tackett (D) · 1992 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive