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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 85

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Gene Damschroder (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Albert J. Allman Jr. (D) by 16.5 points.

Gene DamschroderRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%23,052
41.7%16,518
39,570 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+21.91972R+20.21974R+16.51976R+23.01978R+25.31980D+0.91982

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