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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio House District 26

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Patrick J. Tiberi (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Corey Alan Ditslear (D) by 42.2 points.

Patrick J. TiberiRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%27,744
27.2%10,866
Richard B. IngeOther party
3.4%1,364
39,974 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+50.41990R+35.51992R+50.21994R+42.21996R+15.72000D+57.42002

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

The candidates