OH
Ohio House District 59
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tex Fischer Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Tex FischerRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first win on fileWayne PennyDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Tex Fischer (R) 57.1, Laura Schaeffer (D) 42.9
- Last election
- Tex Fischer (Republican) won by 14.2 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: FischerRight column: Penny
- Races won and lost
- 1-0
- None on file
- Years since first win on file
- 2
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- Wayne PennyDemocratic
- Tex FischerIncumbentRepublican
Source: liveresults.ohiosos.gov, dated Oct 29
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 61,244
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTex FischerWon Republican 34,95057.1% DemocraticLaura Schaeffer Democratic 26,29442.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,318
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLauren R. McNallyWon Democratic 15,77540.1% IndependentEric C. Ungaro Independent 14,10235.9% IndependentGreg Beight Independent 9,43624.0% Cecil B. Monroe Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 67,416
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAl CutronaWon Republican 40,99360.8% DemocraticChris Stanley Democratic 26,42339.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,881
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon ManningWon Republican 26,62850.4% DemocraticEric C. Ungaro Democratic 26,25349.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,729
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn A. BoccieriWon Democratic 36,66158.4% RepublicanDon Manning Republican 26,06841.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,551
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRonald V. GerberryWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,75553.8% RepublicanPaul Mitchell Republican 17,79646.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,537
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRonald GerberryWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,69258.7% RepublicanKimberly Poma Republican 25,84541.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,269
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRonald GerberryWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,30659.0% RepublicanMike Pestian Republican 16,73736.2% LibertarianPatrick Manning Libertarian 2,2264.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,575
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRonald GerberryWon Democratic 37,60860.1% RepublicanDick McCarthy Republican 24,96739.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,246
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKenneth CaranoWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,50571.5% RepublicanKasey Shidel Republican 13,74128.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,531
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKenneth CaranoWon(incumbent) Democratic 38,63761.8% RepublicanKathy Miller Republican 23,89438.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,739
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKenneth CaranoWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,52858.4% RepublicanPaul Alberty Republican 18,21141.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,373
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGregory V. JolivetteWon(incumbent) Republican 31,47969.4% DemocraticArchie Johnson Democratic 13,89430.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,964
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGregory V. JolivetteWon Republican 19,75163.8% DemocraticKatherine A. Becker Democratic 11,21336.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,632
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael A. FoxWon(incumbent) Republican 27,02164.9% DemocraticDonald Hershner Democratic 14,61135.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,868
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael A. FoxWon(incumbent) Republican 21,77268.3% DemocraticBrian Hershner Democratic 10,09631.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,770
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael A. FoxWon(incumbent) Republican 30,30866.2% DemocraticMark Johnston Democratic 15,46233.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,196
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael VerichWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,04476.3% RepublicanRandy Law Republican 7,15223.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,754
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael VerichWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,754100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,969
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael VerichWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,969100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,732
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael VerichWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,95776.6% RepublicanDoane Republican 9,77523.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,746
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael VerichWon Democratic 22,92872.2% RepublicanWilliam C. Letson Republican 8,81827.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,463
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward J. HughesWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,463100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,518
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward J. HughesWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,49564.8% RepublicanCharles A. Riley Jr. Republican 10,02335.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,163
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEdward J. HughesWon Democratic 20,01752.5% RepublicanDonald E. Krueger Republican 18,14647.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,045
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoseph P. TulleyWon(incumbent) Republican 14,21150.7% DemocraticEdward J. Hughes Democratic 13,83449.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,111
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoseph P. TulleyWon(incumbent) Republican 20,23457.6% DemocraticRobert G. Slowey Democratic 14,87742.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,209
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAlan E. NorrisWon(incumbent) Republican 16,58353.1% DemocraticTom Kovach Democratic 10,96435.1% IndependentRichard L. Paugh Independent 2,4057.7% OtherHoward Walker Other 1,2574.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,922
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Ohio House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAlan E. NorrisWon(incumbent) Republican 20,91559.9% DemocraticJames Duvall Democratic 14,00740.1%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Ohio House District 59, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/oh/house/59. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:oh/sldl:59
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 29, 2026