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1976 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election?

Clarence J. Brown won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election. Clarence J. Brown received 101,027 popular votes (64.85%). The main challenger was Dorothy Franke (35.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Franke

Brown +29.7 pts · won by 46,272 votes
Clarence J. BrownRepublicanWINNER64.85%
101,027 votes
Dorothy FrankeDemocratic35.15%
54,755 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.