1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 51
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gertrude E. Polcar (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating John J. Zielinski (D) by 2.6 points.
Gertrude E. PolcarRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%22,588
John J. ZielinskiDemocrat
48.7%21,456
44,045 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