1976Final results
1976 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Francine Panehal (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Pete Catavolos (R) by 37.7 points.
Francine PanehalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%20,826
Pete CatavolosRepublican
31.1%9,422
30,248 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