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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 39

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Vernon F. Cook (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating David L. Sanders (R) by 14.5 points.

Vernon F. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%25,164
42.8%18,804
43,968 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+12.71972D+25.41974D+14.51976D+13.11978D+24.11980D+16.31982

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