1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 76
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Steve Austria (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Blessing III (D) by 16.6 points.
Steve AustriaRepublican · winner
58.3%18,843
Thomas E. Blessing IIIDemocrat
41.7%13,471
32,314 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET