1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio Senate District 17
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Harry L. Armstrong (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Murphy (D) by 12.4 points.
Harry L. ArmstrongRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%49,185
Joseph J. MurphyDemocrat
43.8%38,327
87,512 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