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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 61

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Sherrod Brown (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating M. Joan Douglass (R) by 27.6 points.

Sherrod BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%23,364
36.2%13,243
36,607 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

EvenR+3.81972D+7.41974D+27.61976D+20.01978D+13.91982D+11.81984

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