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1998 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

John A. Boehner won the 1998 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. John A. Boehner received 127,979 popular votes (70.75%). The main challenger was John William Griffin (29.25%).

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

Boehner +41.5 pts · won by 75,067 votes
John A. BoehnerRepublicanWINNER70.75%
127,979 votes
John William GriffinDemocratic29.25%
52,912 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.