1968Final results
1968 election for Ohio House District 51
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gertrude E. Polcar (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating John J. Zielinski (D) by 11.7 points.
Gertrude E. PolcarRepublican · winner
55.9%26,729
John J. ZielinskiDemocrat
44.1%21,116
47,845 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET