1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 65
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John A. Bechtold (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Jon T. Herd (D) by 25.8 points.
John A. BechtoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%22,594
Jon T. HerdDemocrat
37.1%13,324
35,918 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