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2004Final results

2004 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John Widowfield (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Diana Colavecchio (D) by 13.8 points.

John WidowfieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%33,484
43.1%25,372
58,856 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+23.91998R+21.92000R+19.72002R+13.82004R+2.52006D+11.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET