In the race for 2nd Ohio House District state representative, Republican Mark Romanchuk has easily won over Democrat Ellen Haring.
   

The Ontario business owner and long-time resident has nearly 30 years of experience in small business, systems engineering and management.

Romanchuck is the owner of PR Machine Works Inc., a contract manufacturer providing precision machining, fabrication and assembly services. Romachuck is also the vice president of Slick Automated Solutions, an engineering and project management firm that designs custom automation equipment.

"I'm extremely humbled and thankful to the residents of Richland County. I can't wait to get to Columbus and go to work for everybody. I want to get people back to work. It's always been about the economy and getting people back to work," Romanchuck said.

Ellen Haring ran for the seat after State Rep. Jay Goyal stepped down as a candidate in May to focus on his family's business, Goyal Industries.