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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 53

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

J. Leonard Camera (D) won with 82.1% of the vote, defeating Theodore R. Eddy Sr. (R) by 64.2 points.

J. Leonard CameraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.1%27,726
17.9%6,051
33,777 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+48.51972D+51.61974D+64.21976D+42.01982D+36.61986D+62.11990

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