1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Ohio House District 59
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Edward J. Hughes (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Krueger (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward J. HughesDemocrat · winner
52.5%20,017
Donald E. KruegerRepublican
47.5%18,146
38,163 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