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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 22

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Chester T. Cruze (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Harriet Russell (D) by 18.4 points.

Chester T. CruzeRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%26,045
40.8%17,938
43,983 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

EvenR+21.91974R+18.41976R+16.01978R+19.71980R+10.21982R+24.31984

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