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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 51

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dave Johnson (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Cox (D) by 40.3 points.

Dave JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%37,638
CoxDemocrat
29.8%16,004
53,642 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

EvenD+50.71976D+50.61978R+29.91982R+40.31984R+48.21988R+29.21990

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