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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio House District 83

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Walter H. Paulo (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Olson (D) by 10.6 points.

Walter H. PauloRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%19,548
44.7%15,787
35,335 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+38.21972R+29.81974R+35.11976R+11.91978R+35.81980R+1.61982

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