1968Final results
1968 election for Ohio House District 90
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
James Thorpe (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Ernest R. Linsmaier (D) by 20.7 points.
James ThorpeRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%20,809
Ernest R. LinsmaierDemocrat
39.6%13,662
34,471 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