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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio House District 44

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Vernon Sykes (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Larry Davis (R) by 57.7 points.

Vernon SykesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%22,276
Larry DavisRepublican
21.2%5,979
28,255 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+20.51990D+47.21992D+51.01994D+57.71996D+65.01998D+62.42000

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