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1988 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election?

Thomas A. Luken won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election. Thomas A. Luken received 117,682 popular votes (56.46%). The main challenger was Steve Chabot (43.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Luken and Chabot

Luken +12.9 pts · won by 26,944 votes
Thomas A. LukenDemocraticWINNER56.46%
117,682 votes
Steve ChabotRepublican43.54%
90,738 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.