1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 20
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Joseph F. Hiestand (R) won re-election with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Laurence A. Dumford (D) by 7.9 points.
Joseph F. HiestandRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%16,509
Laurence A. DumfordDemocrat
46.0%14,086
30,595 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)