1974Final results
1974 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Francine Panehal (D) won with 45.6% of the vote, defeating John G. Salmon (R) by 7.8 points.
Francine PanehalDemocrat · winner
45.6%11,711
John G. SalmonRepublican
37.8%9,708
Dennis Patrick GallagherOther party
16.6%4,270
25,689 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET