1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Ohio House District 19
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Raymond P. Luther (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Gerald A. Prior (D) by 3.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Raymond P. LutherRepublican · winner
51.9%16,699
Gerald A. PriorDemocrat
48.1%15,468
32,167 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)