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1968Final results

1968 election for Ohio House District 53

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

George V. Voinovich (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Harold J. Lausche (D) by 38.0 points.

George V. VoinovichRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%27,024
31.0%12,148
39,172 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+48.51972D+51.61974D+64.21976D+42.01982D+36.61986D+62.11990

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