1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 71
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Samuel T. Bateman Jr. (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating David B. Quinlan (D) by 39.9 points.
Samuel T. Bateman Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
70.0%33,419
David B. QuinlanDemocrat
30.0%14,343
47,762 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