Republican incumbent state Reps. Ross McGregor and Bob Hackett won re-election Tuesday to the Ohio House of Representatives, according to final, unofficial results.

McGregor, a four-term state representative from Springfield, defeated Springfield attorney and first-time Democratic candidate David Herier to win a fifth and final term in the Statehouse.

Vice president of his family’s manufacturing business and a self-described centrist, McGregor will represent the new 79th District, which is wholly contained within Clark County. The district includes Springfield, New Carlisle and Enon.

Hackett, a former Madison County commissioner and financial adviser from London, walloped Steve Key, a Democrat from Wilberforce, to win a third term in the Ohio House.

Hackett’s current 84th District is becoming the 74th District, which includes all of Madison County, part of Greene County and Moorefield, Pleasant and Harmony twps. in Clark County.

McGregor, 47, chalked up his win Tuesday night to his moderate views.

“Be true to your district. Whatever you do, be true to the people who vote for you,” McGregor said. “We are not extremists in Clark County.”

The race between McGregor and Herier was short — Herier only entered the race in August after the original Democrat withdrew — but about as cordial as they come, mainly because the candidates saw eye to eye on so many things.

“He’s moderate enough where there’s not a big disagreement on quite a few issues,” Herier said Tuesday night.

Now a senior member of the House, McGregor plans to encourage incoming legislators to seek compromise as well.

“Being in a term-limited environment is kind of like being in a fraternity,” he said. “You come in as a freshman and you don’t know anything. I’m a senior now. My job is to work with our new members and stress the importance that you have to get to know people for who they are as people. Don’t be afraid to say no to your party.”

McGregor has been a champion of legislation to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians, and he plans to reintroduce his signature legislation next term.

He calls his bill, which would ban discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Ohioans in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodation (such as restaurants and hotels), “the right thing to do.”

In Clark County’s other House race, Hackett, 63, had urged voters to stay the course.

“We’ve gone through some tough times,” he said Tuesday night, “but we’re moving in the right direction.”

In an earlier interview, he said that revenue is being created by putting people back to work, not by raising taxes. With a pro-business governor, Ohio is poised to do well, he said Tuesday.

“We can’t stop,” he said. “It’s very competitive out there. We’re going to work hard to create a better business environment.”

In a third term, he wants to cut regulations to do exactly that.

Among his concerns going forward, Hackett also wants to retool the education system so that it churns out a workforce with the appropriate skills.

But, more Ohioans still need jobs, he said.

In that earlier interview, he cited his role in helping bring CodeBlue to downtown Springfield in 2010.

“I’m a business guy,” Hackett said. “A huge emphasis has been placed on creating jobs.”

“Jobs,” he added, “is priority No. 1.”