1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Ohio Senate District 15
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Jerry Oshaughnessy (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating John W. E. Bowen (R) by 1.4 points.
Jerry OshaughnessyDemocrat · winner
50.7%32,468
John W. E. BowenRepublican · incumbent
49.3%31,565
64,033 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