1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 13
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Howard A. Knight (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Rowland J. Purdy (D) by 6.8 points.
Howard A. KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%17,696
Rowland J. PurdyDemocrat
46.6%15,433
33,129 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET