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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 81

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John V. McCarthy (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Christ Dalambakis (R) by 49.0 points.

John V. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%23,636
25.5%8,097
31,733 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

EvenR+26.01972R+10.21974R+29.01976R+35.51978R+34.31980D+36.81982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET