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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 84

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Frederick H. Deering (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating R. Neil Merckens Sr. (R) by 43.3 points.

Frederick H. DeeringDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%28,983
28.4%11,477
40,460 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+13.51972D+39.61974D+43.31976D+36.71978D+12.61980R+20.51982

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