Election 1998
28 races with a page.
Results
Statewide races, as the counties report them. Unofficial until each county certifies.
The voting schedule
Every date the Secretary of State publishes for this election, with the time where one is given.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| Not yet researched |
Not yet researched
The state of play
The 2024 presidential result by county, and how many Ohioans have turned out since 1940.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| County | Margin, R minus D (points) |
|---|---|
| adams | R+65.7 |
| allen | R+44.1 |
| ashland | R+50.0 |
| ashtabula | R+28.4 |
| athens | D+10.7 |
| auglaize | R+64.6 |
| belmont | R+47.3 |
| brown | R+61.5 |
| butler | R+26.3 |
| carroll | R+54.7 |
| champaign | R+50.7 |
| clark | R+29.5 |
| clermont | R+35.8 |
| clinton | R+54.6 |
| columbiana | R+49.0 |
| coshocton | R+52.2 |
| crawford | R+53.0 |
| cuyahoga | D+31.4 |
| darke | R+65.4 |
| defiance | R+39.9 |
| delaware | R+6.6 |
| erie | R+14.2 |
| fairfield | R+24.0 |
| fayette | R+55.1 |
| franklin | D+28.4 |
| fulton | R+42.4 |
| gallia | R+59.4 |
| geauga | R+24.1 |
| greene | R+19.8 |
| guernsey | R+52.0 |
| hamilton | D+14.9 |
| hancock | R+38.4 |
| hardin | R+54.7 |
| harrison | R+55.2 |
| henry | R+46.7 |
| highland | R+63.3 |
| hocking | R+44.3 |
| holmes | R+69.2 |
| huron | R+44.0 |
| jackson | R+58.1 |
| jefferson | R+43.9 |
| knox | R+44.9 |
| lake | R+14.3 |
| lawrence | R+50.5 |
| licking | R+30.0 |
| logan | R+56.2 |
| lorain | R+5.7 |
| lucas | D+12.6 |
| madison | R+43.7 |
| mahoning | R+9.4 |
| marion | R+41.4 |
| medina | R+24.8 |
| meigs | R+57.0 |
| mercer | R+66.7 |
| miami | R+45.1 |
| monroe | R+59.7 |
| montgomery | D+0.5 |
| morgan | R+53.2 |
| morrow | R+55.7 |
| muskingum | R+43.9 |
| noble | R+64.6 |
| ottawa | R+25.1 |
| paulding | R+56.2 |
| perry | R+54.5 |
| pickaway | R+48.5 |
| pike | R+53.7 |
| portage | R+15.5 |
| preble | R+59.1 |
| putnam | R+68.7 |
| richland | R+42.3 |
| ross | R+39.3 |
| sandusky | R+30.9 |
| scioto | R+48.0 |
| seneca | R+37.5 |
| shelby | R+64.8 |
| stark | R+21.9 |
| summit | D+7.0 |
| trumbull | R+16.8 |
| tuscarawas | R+43.3 |
| union | R+29.6 |
| van-wert | R+58.5 |
| vinton | R+58.6 |
| warren | R+31.5 |
| washington | R+43.8 |
| wayne | R+39.3 |
| williams | R+48.2 |
| wood | R+10.2 |
| wyandot | R+51.2 |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Series | When | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ballots cast | 1,940 | 3,376,239 |
| Ballots cast | 1,944 | 3,212,270 |
| Ballots cast | 1,948 | 3,138,463 |
| Ballots cast | 1,952 | 3,749,828 |
| Ballots cast | 1,956 | 3,761,322 |
| Ballots cast | 1,960 | 4,208,811 |
| Ballots cast | 1,964 | 4,034,494 |
| Ballots cast | 1,968 | 4,010,480 |
| Ballots cast | 1,972 | 4,219,645 |
| Ballots cast | 1,976 | 4,194,557 |
| Ballots cast | 1,980 | 4,378,937 |
| Ballots cast | 1,984 | 4,664,223 |
| Ballots cast | 1,988 | 4,505,284 |
| Ballots cast | 1,992 | 5,043,094 |
| Ballots cast | 1,996 | 4,638,108 |
| Ballots cast | 2,000 | 4,795,989 |
| Ballots cast | 2,004 | 5,722,443 |
| Ballots cast | 2,008 | 5,773,777 |
| Ballots cast | 2,012 | 5,634,017 |
| Ballots cast | 2,016 | 5,607,641 |
| Ballots cast | 2,020 | 5,974,121 |
| Ballots cast | 2,024 | 5,851,387 |
Statewide
6 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Member | Party | District | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Moreno | R | ||
| Jon Husted | R |
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Richard Cordray (Democratic) · Betty Montgomery (Republican)
Attorney General of Ohio: money as filed
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Jim Petro (Republican) · Louis N. Strike (Democratic)
Auditor of State of Ohio: money as filed
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Lee Fisher (Democratic) · Bob Taft (Republican)
Governor of Ohio: money and polls
Polls, Governor of Ohio, as published1 field date from October 1998 to October 1998; the latest has Fisher at 40, Taft at 48.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Governor of Ohio, 1 poll, as published by Mason-Dixon and Louis Harris and Associates · as of 1998-10 · Download this chart The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Polls, Governor of Ohio, as published Field date Candidate Share Poll Oct 1998 Lee Fisher 40 Mason-Dixon and Louis Harris and Associates Oct 1998 Bob Taft 48 Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research and Louis Harris and Associates -
Ken Blackwell (Republican) · Charleta Tavares (Democratic)
Secretary of State of Ohio: money as filed
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Joe Deters (Republican) · John A. Donofrio (Democratic)
Treasurer of State of Ohio: money as filed
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Mary O. Boyle (Democratic) · George Voinovich (Republican)
U.S. Senate (Ohio): money and polls
Polls, U.S. Senate (Ohio), as published1 field date from October 1998 to October 1998; the latest has Boyle at 37, Voinovich at 55.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for U.S. Senate (Ohio), 1 poll, as published by Mason-Dixon · as of 1998-10 · Download this chart The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Polls, U.S. Senate (Ohio), as published Field date Candidate Share Poll Oct 1998 Mary O. Boyle 37 Mason-Dixon, 815 likely voters, +/-3.5% Oct 1998 George Voinovich 55 Mason-Dixon, 815 likely voters, +/-3.5%
U.S. House
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Member | Party | District | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilia Sykes | D | 13 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Greg Landsman | D | 1 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Joyce Beatty | D | 3 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Marcy Kaptur | D | 9 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Shontel Brown | D | 11 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Bob Latta | R | 5 | on the 2026 ballot |
| David Joyce | R | 14 | on the 2026 ballot |
| David Taylor | R | 2 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Jim Jordan | R | 4 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Max Miller | R | 7 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Michael Rulli | R | 6 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Mike Carey | R | 15 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Mike Turner | R | 10 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Troy Balderson | R | 12 | on the 2026 ballot |
| Warren Davidson | R | 8 | on the 2026 ballot |
U.S. House · 19 races · open the list
Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 1st District
Steve Chabot (Republican) · Roxanne Qualls (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District
Rob Portman (Republican) · Charles W. Sanders (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District
Tony Hall (Democratic) · John S. Shondel (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District
Paul McClain (Democratic) · Mike Oxley (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 5th District
Susan Davenport Darrow (Democratic) · Paul Gillmor (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District
Nancy P. Hollister (Republican) · Ted Strickland (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District
Dave Hobson (Republican) · Donald E. Minor Jr. (Democratic) · James A. Schrader (Libertarian)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th District
John Boehner (Republican) · John W. Griffin (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District
Edward S. Emery (Republican) · Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District
Dennis Kucinich (Democratic) · Joe Slovenec (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District
Jean Murrell Capers (Independent) · James D. Hereford (Republican) · Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District
Edward S. Brown (Democratic) · John Kasich (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District
Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Grace L. Drake (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District
Tom Sawyer (Democratic) · Tom Watkins (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District
Adam Clay Miller (Democratic) · Kevin Nestor (Independent) · Deborah Pryce (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District
Peter D. Ferguson (Democratic) · Ralph Regula (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District
Paul H. Alberty (Republican) · Jim Traficant (Democratic)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District
Robert L. Burch (Democratic) · Bob Ney (Republican)
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 19th District
Elizabeth Kelley (Democratic) · Steve LaTourette (Republican)
Supreme Court
2 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).
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Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-1999)
Stephen W. Powell (Republican) · Francis E. Sweeney (Democratic)
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Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-1999)
Paul E. Pfeifer (Republican) · Ron Suster (Democratic)
Other races
1 race. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-1999)
Thomas J. Moyer (Republican) · Gary Tyack (Democratic)
Sources
Not yet researched
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