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1988 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Paul E. Gillmor won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Paul E. Gillmor received 123,838 popular votes (60.61%). The main challenger was Tom Murray (39.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Gillmor and Murray

Gillmor +21.2 pts · won by 43,366 votes
Paul E. GillmorRepublicanWINNER60.61%
123,838 votes
Tom MurrayDemocratic39.39%
80,472 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.