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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 17

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Leroy D. Peterson (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Taber (R) by 37.6 points.

Leroy D. PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%29,509
TaberRepublican
31.2%13,380
42,889 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+3.61978R+33.11980D+15.41982D+37.61984D+41.21986D+48.01988

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