1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas C. Sawyer (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Wingard (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas C. SawyerDemocrat · winner
55.2%22,659
Paul S. WingardRepublican · incumbent
44.8%18,412
41,071 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