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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 79

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Arthur Wilkowski (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Nowak (R) by 37.9 points.

Arthur WilkowskiDemocrat · winner
67.2%11,701
Robert J. NowakRepublican
29.3%5,104
Arthur C. HenryIndependent
3.5%617
17,422 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

EvenR+25.81972R+26.51974R+19.91976R+19.41978R+30.81982R+48.71984

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

The candidates

Arthur Wilkowski (D)Robert J. Nowak (R)

Also on the ballot: Arthur C. Henry (Independent), 3.5%