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1998 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Paul E. Gillmor won the 1998 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Paul E. Gillmor received 123,979 popular votes (66.69%). The main challenger was Susan Davenport (33.31%).

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

Gillmor +33.4 pts · won by 62,053 votes
Paul E. GillmorRepublicanWINNER66.69%
123,979 votes
Susan DavenportDemocratic33.31%
61,926 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.