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1976 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election?

John M. Ashbrook won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election. John M. Ashbrook received 94,874 popular votes (56.8%). The main challenger was John C. McDonald (43.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Ashbrook and McDonald

Ashbrook +13.6 pts · won by 22,706 votes
John M. AshbrookRepublicanWINNER56.8%
94,874 votes
John C. McDonaldDemocratic43.2%
72,168 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.