1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio House District 90
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
James Thorpe (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest R. Linsmaier (D) by 12.4 points.
James ThorpeRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%16,280
Ernest R. LinsmaierDemocrat
43.8%12,679
28,959 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