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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Ohio/OH-20
      1976·US House·Ohio·District profile →

      Ohio District 20 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Mary Rose Oakar
      81.0%98,785 votes
      Runner-up
      IND
      Raymond J Grabow
      16.9%20,553 votes
      Margin
      D+81.0
      121,976 total votes
      3 candidates121,976 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mary Rose OakarDEM✓
      		DEM98,78581.0%
      Raymond J GrabowIND
      		IND20,55316.9%
      Theodore Held IIIIND
      		IND2,6382.2%

      Seat History

      US House in Ohio

      1990
      Mary Rose OakerDEM
      D+46.7
      1988
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+65.2
      1986
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+69.7
      1984
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+100.0
      1982
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+74.3
      Redistricted
      1980
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+100.0
      1978
      Mary Rose OakerDEM
      D+100.0
      View all US House history for Ohio →

      Candidates

      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      Record7W-1L
      Avg MarginD+100.0
      Career1976-2000
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Raymond J GrabowIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Theodore Held IIIIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

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