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1988 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Donald E. Lukens won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Donald E. Lukens received 154,164 popular votes (75.85%). The main challenger was John William Griffin (24.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Lukens and Griffin

Lukens +51.7 pts · won by 105,080 votes
Donald E. LukensRepublicanWINNER75.85%
154,164 votes
John William GriffinDemocratic24.15%
49,084 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.