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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert L. Corbin (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Joyce P. Ferrar (D) by 29.7 points.

Robert L. CorbinRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%28,928
35.2%15,696
44,624 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

EvenD+31.01990R+17.31992R+46.61994R+29.71996R+23.91998R+21.92000

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