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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 68

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Chester T. Cruze (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Kiley (D) by 10.8 points.

Chester T. CruzeRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%18,302
44.6%14,727
33,029 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+16.01972D+14.01974D+34.91976D+9.21978R+14.41980R+15.41982

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