1990 Ohio Attorney General election

1990 Ohio Attorney General election

November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
 
Nominee Lee Fisher Paul Pfeifer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,680,698 1,679,464
Percentage 50.02% 49.98%

County results
Fisher:      50–60%      60–70%
Pfeifer:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Lee Fisher
Democratic

The 1990 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Ohio Attorney General. Incumbent Ohio Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. chose not to run for re-election in order to unsuccessfully run for Governor of Ohio. The Democratic nominee, Ohio State Senator Lee Fisher, defeated Republican fellow Ohio State Senator Paul Pfeifer in an extremely close election by a narrow margin of just 1,234 votes.