1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 57
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Ron Hood (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Ken L. Sam Matheny (D) by 7.3 points.
Ron HoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%25,016
Ken L. Sam MathenyDemocrat
46.4%21,618
46,634 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