1976 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Thomas N. Kindness won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Thomas N. Kindness received 110,775 popular votes (68.65%). The main challenger was John William Griffin (28.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Kindness and Griffin

Kindness +39.9 pts · won by 64,351 votes

Thomas N. Kindness RepublicanWINNER68.65%

110,775 votes

John William Griffin Democratic28.77%

46,424 votes

Joseph F. PaytonIndependent2.58%

4,158 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.