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1968Final results

1968 election for Ohio House District 20

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Joseph F. Hiestand (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Ray Butler (D) by 23.8 points.

Joseph F. HiestandRepublican · winner
61.9%22,537
Ray ButlerDemocrat
38.1%13,872
36,409 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+30.61972R+7.61974R+29.41976R+12.11978R+48.51980R+9.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET