1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Ohio House District 50
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
William J. Healy (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating James Thorpe (R) by 1.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. HealyDemocrat · winner
50.9%14,994
James ThorpeRepublican · incumbent
49.1%14,481
29,475 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