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1968Final results

1968 election for Ohio House District 71

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Gordon M. Scherer (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating George R. Tallman (D) by 41.6 points.

Gordon M. SchererRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%33,460
29.2%13,786
47,246 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+3.71972D+39.91976D+34.31980D+14.21982D+30.11984D+38.51986

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