1976Final results
1976 election for Ohio Senate District 2
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Paul Gillmor (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating James R. Copley (D) by 26.8 points.
Paul GillmorRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%77,105
James R. CopleyDemocrat
36.6%44,465
121,570 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET