1976Final results
1976 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Robert J. Boggs (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating James W. Spellman (R) by 35.7 points.
Robert J. BoggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%26,499
James W. SpellmanRepublican
32.1%12,552
39,051 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