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1968Final results

1968 election for Ohio Senate District 16

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Robert R. Shaw (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Zuber (D) by 33.9 points.

Robert R. ShawRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%81,116
33.1%40,088
121,204 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+20.71976D+6.71980R+1.61984R+16.11988R+28.31992R+14.31996

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