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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 18

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dennis Eckart (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating John L. Burkhart (R) by 63.8 points.

Dennis EckartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%29,978
18.1%6,626
36,604 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+33.21972D+46.71974D+63.81976D+23.01982D+32.61984D+47.91990

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