1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 71
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gordon M. Scherer (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating John W. Broxterman (D) by 35.3 points.
Gordon M. SchererRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%28,124
John W. BroxtermanDemocrat
32.3%13,436
41,560 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