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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 16

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Lloyd George Kerns (R) won re-election with 66.2% of the vote, defeating John M. Makeever (D) by 32.4 points.

Lloyd George KernsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%22,149
33.8%11,297
33,446 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+18.91968R+32.41970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)