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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 56

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Michael A. Fox (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Lykins (D) by 41.4 points.

Michael A. FoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%31,565
LykinsDemocrat
29.3%13,073
44,638 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+45.81976D+42.11978R+24.61982R+41.41984R+23.31986R+51.21988

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