1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 79
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Frank S. Sawyer (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Sally Devitohouk (R) by 10.2 points.
Frank S. SawyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%22,742
Sally DevitohoukRepublican
43.8%18,440
Timothy M. JanesOther party
2.3%964
42,146 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