1976Final results
1976 election for Ohio House District 79
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Fred B. Hadley (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Henry H. Diehl (D) by 19.9 points.
Fred B. HadleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%24,374
Henry H. DiehlDemocrat
40.0%16,281
40,655 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