2006Final results
2006 election for Ohio House District 42
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John Widowfield (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Colavecchio (D) by 2.5 points.
John WidowfieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%23,418
Paul ColavecchioDemocrat
48.7%22,273
45,691 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET