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1974Final results

1974 election for Ohio House District 56

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Michael Delbane (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating David A. Alderman (R) by 39.5 points.

Michael DelbaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%21,361
30.2%9,262
30,623 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

EvenD+33.81972D+39.51974D+45.81976D+42.11978R+24.61982R+41.41984

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