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1976 election for Ohio House District 63

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James S. Zehner (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Glen J. McClernon (R) by 7.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

James S. ZehnerDemocrat · winner
53.7%17,994
46.3%15,531
33,525 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+14.11972R+1.01974D+7.31976D+5.51978D+8.01980D+43.51982

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