1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Ohio House District 60
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
James L. Baumann (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating William R. Fornof (R) by 4.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
James L. BaumannDemocrat · winner
50.1%17,361
William R. FornofRepublican
45.5%15,765
Richard L. HambrickIndependent
4.3%1,500
34,626 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
James L. Baumann (D)William R. Fornof (R)
Also on the ballot: Richard L. Hambrick (Independent), 4.3%