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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 51

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Thomas P. Gilmartin (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating John B. Jovich (R) by 50.7 points.

Thomas P. GilmartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.4%24,281
John B. JovichRepublican
24.6%7,938
32,219 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+14.01972D+47.41974D+50.71976D+50.61978R+29.91982R+40.31984

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