1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 50
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John C. Garcia (R) won with 47.2% of the vote, defeating Karen Krause (D) by 2.0 points.
John C. GarciaRepublican · winner · incumbent
47.2%16,101
Karen KrauseDemocrat
45.2%15,414
Joseph LipinskiOther party
7.7%2,624
34,139 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET