1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Howard C. Cook (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce Edwards (D) by 32.6 points.
Howard C. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%58,952
Bruce EdwardsDemocrat
33.7%29,993
88,945 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