1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 96
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
David L. Headley (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Merle H. Slusser (R) by 46.5 points.
David L. HeadleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%18,481
Merle H. SlusserRepublican
26.8%6,752
25,233 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