1968Final results
1968 election for Ohio Senate District 26
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
William W. Taft (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Gerald E. Fuerst (D) by 14.7 points.
William W. TaftRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%74,990
Gerald E. FuerstDemocrat
42.6%55,766
130,756 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