1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Ohio House District 49
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Richard F. Celeste (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating George J. Usher (R) by 22.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Richard F. CelesteDemocrat · winner
61.0%18,669
George J. UsherRepublican
39.0%11,940
30,609 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET