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1970Final results

1970 election for Ohio Senate District 3

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Theodore M. Gray (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Dale Locker (D) by 9.3 points.

Theodore M. GrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%50,386
Dale LockerDemocrat
45.4%41,835
92,221 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

EvenR+32.81978R+32.61982R+32.31990R+23.61994R+9.61998R+15.62002

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