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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio Senate District 13

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Robert J. Corts (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Sawyer (D) by 3.5 points.

Robert J. CortsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%45,358
48.2%42,251
87,609 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

EvenD+8.51978D+8.61982D+33.71986D+30.51990D+22.61994R+0.81998

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