DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Vernal G. Riffe Jr.
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 92 (1992–1994). Ran in 13 elections between 1968 and 1992, winning 13.
- Last margin
- +48.3
- Won 1992
- Elections
- 13
- 1968–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Riffe was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 22Ohio House of Representatives, District 89Ohio House of Representatives, District 92
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Riffe has run
Margin: how far Riffe finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 92 | General | Won | Terry Minch (R) | 74.1% | D+48.3 |
| 1990 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Phillip Short (R) | 69.4% | D+38.8 |
| 1988 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Minch (R) | 73.9% | D+47.8 |
| 1982 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Harry T. Hance (R) | 73.8% | D+47.5 |
| 1974 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Josephine C. Jindra (R) | 73.5% | D+46.9 |
| 1972 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | James A. Murray (R) | 62.6% | D+25.2 |
| 1970 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Ralph Hyland (R) | 66.3% | D+32.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Riffe has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 92 · 1992–1994
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 89 · 1972–1992
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Riffe has run against
- Terry Minch (R) · 1992 election, won
- Phillip Short (R) · 1990 election, won
- Minch (R) · 1984 election, won
- Harry T. Hance (R) · 1976 election, won
- Josephine C. Jindra (R) · 1974 election, won
- James A. Murray (R) · 1972 election, won
- Ralph Hyland (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive