1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas N. Kindness (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating George C. Hofstadter (D) by 17.1 points.
Thomas N. KindnessRepublican · winner
58.6%16,823
George C. HofstadterDemocrat
41.4%11,900
28,723 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET