1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Ohio House District 54
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John G. Sweeney (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Jean F. Dye (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John G. SweeneyDemocrat · winner
53.9%16,277
Jean F. DyeRepublican
46.1%13,943
30,220 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET