1970Final results
1970 election for Ohio Senate District 5
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Clara E. Weisenborn (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Orlett (D) by 0.6 points.
Clara E. WeisenbornRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%41,538
Edward J. OrlettDemocrat
49.7%41,013
82,551 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