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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio Senate District 27

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Oliver Ocasek (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Carl L. Reed (R) by 42.1 points.

Oliver OcasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%72,718
Carl L. ReedRepublican
28.9%29,595
102,313 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+43.91978D+40.81982R+2.41986R+25.31990R+11.41998R+5.92002

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