1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 77
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jay Hottinger (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating John M. Buchanan (D) by 25.7 points.
Jay HottingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%30,886
John M. BuchananDemocrat
37.1%18,248
49,134 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