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 Incumbent |  JOHN KASICH (R) -- age 46 Elected 1982 |
| Opponent | Edward Brown (D) --age 62 Retired Computer Repairman |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | size=2> Central - Eastern Columbus and suburbs, House |
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Incumbent | SHERROD BROWN (D) --age 45 Elected 1992 |
| Opponent | Grace Drake (R) --age 72 State Senator |
| Outlook | Likely Democrat |
| District Profile; | size=2> Northeast - Suburbs of Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown, House R-36% |
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Incumbent | THOMAS SAWYER (D) -- age 53 Elected 1986 |
| Opponent | Tom Watkins (R) --age 44 Fmr State Dir of the Concord |
| Likely Democrat | |
| District Profile; | size=2> Northeast - Akron, House 1996: D-54% |
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Incumbent | DEBORAH PRYCE (R) --age 47 Elected 1992 |
| Opponents | Adam Miller (D) --age 33 Attorney Kevin Nestor (I) Fmr State Dir Concord Coalition |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | size=2> Central - Western Columbus and suburbs, House face=Arial size=2>1996: D-29%R-71% |
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Incumbent | RALPH REGULA (R) -- age 73 Elected 1972 |
| Opponent | Peter Ferguson (D) --age 55 Chiropractor |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | size=2> Northeast - Canton, House 1996: D-28% |
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Incumbent | JAMES TRAFICANT, Jr. (D) --age 57 Elected 1984 |
| Opponent | Paul Alberty (R) |
| Outlook | Strong Democrat |
| District Profile; | size=2> Northeast - Youngstown, Warren ,House 1996: D-91% R-9% |
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Incumbent | BOB NEY (R) --age 44 Elected 1994, 1996 D-46% R-50% |
| Opponent | Robert Burch (D) --age 49 Fmr State Sen/'96 nominee/’94 Gov |
| Outlook | Likely Republican |
| District Profile; | size=2> East - Steubenville; Zanesville, House R-50% |
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Incumbent | STEVE LaTOURETTE (R) --age 44 Elected 1994. |
| Opponent | Elizabeth Kelley (D) Attorney/Cuyahoga Women’s Forum |
| Outlook | Strong Republican |
| District Profile; | size=2> Cleveland suburbs - Ashtabula and Lake Counties, House R-55% |