1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Kerry R. Metzger (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating F. Dean Putt (D) by 13.3 points.
Kerry R. MetzgerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%25,334
F. Dean PuttDemocrat
43.3%19,378
44,712 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