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1968Final results

1968 election for Ohio Senate District 18

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Oakley C. Collins (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating J. Sherman Porter (D) by 13.5 points.

Oakley C. CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%55,537
43.3%42,331
97,868 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+2.51976D+13.11980D+20.31984D+27.71988D+1.11992R+3.51996

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