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1968Final results

1968 election for Ohio House District 40

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Thomas B. Rentschler (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur F. Reiff (D) by 13.1 points.

Thomas B. RentschlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%21,030
43.5%16,159
37,189 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

EvenD+0.91972R+0.41974D+10.31976D+32.01978D+35.21980R+8.41982

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