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1988 Ohio U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 20 Election?

Mary Rose Oakar won the 1988 Ohio U.S. House District 20 Election. Mary Rose Oakar received 146,715 popular votes (82.58%). The main challenger was Michael Sajna (17.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Oakar and Sajna

Oakar +65.2 pts · won by 115,771 votes
Mary Rose OakarDemocraticWINNER82.58%
146,715 votes
Michael SajnaRepublican17.42%
30,944 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.