DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Vermel Whalen
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 12 (1992–1998). Ran in 6 elections between 1986 and 1996, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +72.5
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 6
- 1986–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Whalen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 16Ohio House of Representatives, District 12
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Whalen has run
Margin: how far Whalen finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | Dale Debelak (R) | 86.3% | D+72.5 |
| 1994 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | Samuel D. Garland (R) | 85.6% | D+71.3 |
| 1992 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 12 | General | Won | Samuel D. Garland (R) | 85.6% | D+71.3 |
| 1990 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | James D. Hereford (R) | 92.8% | D+85.6 |
| 1988 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Whalen has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 12 · 1992–1998
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 16 · 1986–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Whalen has run against
- Dale Debelak (R) · 1996 election, won
- Samuel D. Garland (R) · 1994 election, won
- James D. Hereford (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive