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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

EvenD+16.21990D+34.91992R+3.21994R+2.01996D+32.01998D+35.82000

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