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Vernon Sykes
Held 2 offices on file, 1983-2025.
About Vernon Sykes
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Vernon Sykes (born 1951) is on record as an Ohio state representative (1983-2000 and 2007-2014) and a member of the State Senate of Ohio for district 28 (2017-2024).
Vernon Sykes studied at University of Akron. Vernon Sykes's occupation on record: professor.
Vernon Sykes is related to 2 other people who held office in Ohio: Emilia Sykes (child) and Barbara Sykes (spouse).
- Emilia Sykes, child
- Barbara Sykes, spouse
- Followed Pete Crossland as Ohio state representative
- Was followed by Barbara Sykes as Ohio state representative
- Followed Barbara Sykes as Ohio state representative
- Was followed by Emilia Sykes as Ohio state representative
- Followed Thomas C. Sawyer as member of the State Senate of Ohio
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 to 2000 | Ohio state representative | Followed Pete Crossland. Followed by Barbara Sykes. | wikidata.org | |
| 2007 to 2012 | Ohio state representative, district 44 | Democratic | Followed Barbara Sykes. Followed by Emilia Sykes. | github.com |
| 2013 to 2014 | Ohio state representative, district 34 | Democratic | github.com | |
| 2017 to 2025 | Member of the State Senate of Ohio, district 28 | Democratic | Followed Thomas C. Sawyer. | github.com |
Election results
Official county returns as converted by OpenElections, 2000 to 2020. In a primary, the share is of that party's votes.
| Date | Election | Office | Votes | Share | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-02 | primary (Democratic) | State House, district 44 | 8,576 | 77.64% | Won | github.com |
| 2006-11-07 | general (Democratic) | State House | 598 | 0.29% | Lost | github.com |
| 2006-11-07 | general (Democratic) | State House, district 13 | 15,225 | 6.97% | Lost | github.com |
| 2006-11-07 | general (Democratic) | State House, district 17 | 6,830 | 3.45% | Lost | github.com |
| 2008-03-04 | primary (Democratic) | State House, district 44 | 19,106 | 100.0% | Won | github.com |
| 2008-11-04 | general (Democratic) | State House, district 44 | 37,314 | 100.0% | Won | github.com |
| 2010-11-02 | general | State House, district 44 | 20,107 | 77.66% | Won | github.com |
| 2012-03-06 | primary (Democratic) | State House, district 34 | 6,224 | 81.89% | Won | github.com |
| 2012-11-06 | general (Democratic) | State House, district 34 | 40,469 | 81.39% | Won | github.com |
| 2016-03-15 | primary (Democratic) | State Senate, district 28 | 23,918 | 100.0% | Won | github.com |
| 2016-11-08 | general (Democratic) | State Senate, district 28 | 83,805 | 61.21% | Won | github.com |
| 2020-11-03 | general (Democratic) | State Senate, district 28 | 88,929 | 59.83% | Won | github.com |
Records about this person
- wikidata · wikidata.org
- wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- openstates · github.com
- official · ohiosenate.gov
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