1976Final results
1976 election for Ohio House District 3
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
James E. Betts (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis P. Lavelle (D) by 38.8 points.
James E. BettsRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%30,327
Dennis P. LavelleDemocrat
30.6%13,358
43,685 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET