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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 65

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert A. Taft II (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Henry E. Sheldon II (D) by 26.1 points.

Robert A. Taft IIRepublican · winner
63.0%28,534
37.0%16,725
45,259 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+42.71972R+28.31974R+26.11976R+44.01978R+42.71980R+4.41982

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