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2014Final results

2014 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Niraj Antani (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Pat A. Merris (D) by 29.0 points.

Niraj AntaniRepublican · winner
64.5%20,440
35.5%11,248
31,688 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+11.72008R+3.42010R+30.42012R+29.02014R+26.12016R+18.62018

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