1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 59
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Alan E. Norris (R) won re-election with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Kovach (D) by 18.0 points.
Alan E. NorrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%16,583
Tom KovachDemocrat
35.1%10,964
Richard L. PaughIndependent
7.7%2,405
Howard WalkerIndependent
4.0%1,257
31,209 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Alan E. Norris (R)Tom Kovach (D)Richard L. Paugh (I)
Also on the ballot: Howard Walker (Independent), 4.0%