1968Final results
1968 election for Ohio House District 65
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John A. Bechtold (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Ray (D) by 34.2 points.
John A. BechtoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%27,742
Donald W. RayDemocrat
32.9%13,601
41,343 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