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1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Ohio House District 34

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John P. Wargo (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Clarence L. Wetzel (R) by 17.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John P. WargoDemocrat · winner
58.5%17,790
Clarence L. WetzelRepublican · incumbent
41.5%12,607
30,397 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

Races before and after

EvenD+3.11972D+17.11974D+47.41976D+27.11978D+50.51980R+41.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET