1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 61
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
George Daniel Metelsky (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Johnson (R) by 49.6 points.
George Daniel MetelskyDemocrat · winner
72.1%25,972
Thomas E. JohnsonRepublican
22.4%8,079
John H. FitchOther party
5.5%1,996
36,047 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