1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio Senate District 31
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Robert E. Stockdale (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Walter (D) by 15.4 points.
Robert E. StockdaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%52,697
Thomas E. WalterDemocrat
42.3%38,628
91,325 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