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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 47

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Barney Quilter (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Lannen (R) by 44.9 points.

Barney QuilterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%19,679
27.6%7,485
27,164 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+39.31972D+44.91976D+50.81978D+44.91980D+61.11982D+46.31984

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