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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 53

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

George V. Voinovich (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Terry A. McGovern (D) by 34.5 points.

George V. VoinovichRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%22,936
32.8%11,181
34,117 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+48.51972D+51.61974D+64.21976D+42.01982D+36.61986D+62.11990

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