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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Ohio/OH-23
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      Ohio District 23 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Ronald M Mottl
      73.2%130,576 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Michael T Scanlon
      26.8%47,804 votes
      Margin
      D+46.4
      178,380 total votes
      2 candidates178,380 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Ronald M MottlDEM✓
      		DEM130,57673.2%
      Michael T ScanlonREP
      		REP47,80426.8%

      Seat History

      US House in Ohio

      1980
      Ronald M MottlDEM
      D+100.0
      1978
      Ronald M MottlDEM
      D+49.5
      View all US House history for Ohio →

      Candidates

      Michael T ScanlonREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ronald M MottlDEM
      Record11W-1L
      Avg MarginD+37.4
      Career1968-1996
      State House / State Senate / US House
      Full profile →

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