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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 62

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John A. Begala (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Jacob R. Urchek (R) by 30.4 points.

John A. BegalaDemocrat · winner
65.2%23,275
Jacob R. UrchekRepublican
34.8%12,415
35,690 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+27.61972D+39.41974D+30.41976D+40.11978D+43.81980D+11.51982

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