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1988 Ohio U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Applegate won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Applegate received 151,306 popular votes (77.62%). The main challenger was William C. Abraham (22.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Applegate and Abraham

Applegate +55.2 pts · won by 107,678 votes
Douglas ApplegateDemocraticWINNER77.62%
151,306 votes
William C. AbrahamRepublican22.38%
43,628 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.