1968Final results
1968 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John Poda Jr. (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating James D. Gray (R) by 33.3 points.
John Poda Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%19,022
James D. GrayRepublican
33.4%9,527
28,549 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET