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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 54

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John V. Bara (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Mareno (R) by 29.6 points.

John V. BaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%25,219
MarenoRepublican
35.2%13,704
38,923 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+18.51978R+2.71980D+8.61982D+29.61984D+30.91986D+36.31988

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