1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 61
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Mack Pemberton (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Orville E. Harkless (D) by 24.4 points.
Mack PembertonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%16,187
Orville E. HarklessDemocrat
35.0%9,544
Gerald E. ArbaughIndependent
5.6%1,522
27,253 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