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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 23

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William Batchelder (R) won re-election with 64.2% of the vote, defeating John Hartman (D) by 28.5 points.

William BatchelderRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%19,932
John HartmanDemocrat
35.7%11,089
Robert MoorhouseOther party
0.1%40
31,061 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+33.61968R+28.51970

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

The candidates

William Batchelder (R)John Hartman (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Moorhouse (Other party), 0.1%