1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Ohio Senate District 30
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Douglas Applegate (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating John R. Longsworth (R) by 6.6 points.
Douglas ApplegateDemocrat · winner
53.3%58,316
John R. LongsworthRepublican · incumbent
46.7%51,059
109,375 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