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1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio House District 49

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jack Ford (D) won with 86.4% of the vote, defeating John D. Birmingham (R) by 72.8 points.

Jack FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.4%24,641
13.6%3,871
28,512 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+50.01990D+66.61992D+61.11994D+72.81996D+40.82002D+42.52004

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