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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 27

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Ralph Welker (R) won re-election with 57.8% of the vote, defeating John Thomas Cady (D) by 15.6 points.

Ralph WelkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%13,815
42.2%10,091
23,906 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+22.51968R+15.61970

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