RepublicanNot in office · last served 2002Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Richard H. Finan
Last held office: Ohio State Senate, District 7 (1978–2002). Ran in 9 elections between 1972 and 1998, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +41.5
- Won 1998
- Elections
- 9
- 1972–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Finan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 19Ohio State Senate, District 7
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Finan has run
Margin: how far Finan finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ohio State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Les Mann (D) | 70.7% | R+41.5 |
| 1994 | Ohio State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Tara K. Burke (D) | 72.9% | R+45.7 |
| 1990 | Ohio State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Ohio State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Bernie Roeckers (D) | 72.2% | R+44.5 |
| 1982 | Ohio State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | George Brandenburg (D), Randall E. Cesco (L) | 64.3% | R+30.8 |
| 1978 | Ohio State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Jerry Wiesenhahn (D) | 64.4% | R+28.9 |
| 1976 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | John C. Prisock (D) | 68.2% | R+36.4 |
| 1974 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Terry Donnellon (D) | 61.5% | R+22.9 |
| 1972 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 19 | General | Won | Edward W. Wolterman (D) | 57% | R+14.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Finan has held
- Ohio State Senate, District 7 · 1978–2002
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 19 · 1972–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Finan has run against
- Les Mann (D) · 1998 election, won
- Tara K. Burke (D) · 1994 election, won
- Bernie Roeckers (D) · 1986 election, won
- George Brandenburg (D) · 1982 election, won
- Jerry Wiesenhahn (D) · 1978 election, won
- John C. Prisock (D) · 1976 election, won
- Terry Donnellon (D) · 1974 election, won
- Edward W. Wolterman (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive