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1976 Ohio U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 23 Election?

Ronald M. Mottl won the 1976 Ohio U.S. House District 23 Election. Ronald M. Mottl received 130,576 popular votes (73.2%). The main challenger was Michael T. Scanlon (26.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Mottl and Scanlon

Mottl +46.4 pts · won by 82,772 votes
Ronald M. MottlDemocraticWINNER73.2%
130,576 votes
Michael T. ScanlonRepublican26.8%
47,804 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.