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1976 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas A. Luken won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas A. Luken received 88,178 popular votes (51.37%). The main challenger was Donald D. Claney (48.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Luken and Claney

Luken +2.7 pts · won by 4,719 votes
Thomas A. LukenDemocraticWINNER51.37%
88,178 votes
Donald D. ClaneyRepublican48.63%
83,459 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.