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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 83

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Charles F. Kurfess (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Sours (D) by 35.1 points.

Charles F. KurfessRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%28,413
32.4%13,640
42,053 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+38.21972R+29.81974R+35.11976R+11.91978R+35.81980R+1.61982

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