1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio Senate District 19
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
James K. Leedy (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph Emanuel (D) by 23.6 points.
James K. LeedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%47,429
Joseph EmanuelDemocrat
38.2%29,286
76,715 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