1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Ohio election results
Every race on Ohio's ballot in the 1972 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races116
Changed party0
Unopposed4%5 races
Incumbents defeated10
Ohio State Senate
D 9 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Paul Gillmor (R) | 19.0 | |
| SD-4 | Donald Lukens (R) | 37.5 | |
| SD-6 | Tony Hall (D) | 11.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-8 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | 48.2 | |
| SD-10 | Max H. Dennis (R) | 18.7 | |
| SD-12 | Walter L. White (R) | 8.4 | |
| SD-14 | William H. Mussey (R) | 4.2 | |
| SD-16 | Donald L. Woodland (D) | 12.9 | |
| SD-18 | Anice W. Johnson (R) | 3.1 | |
| SD-19 | Thomas A. Vanmeter (R) | 11.7 | |
| SD-20 | Robert T. Secrest (D) | 34.2 | |
| SD-22 | Anthony O. Calabrese (D) | 48.2 | |
| SD-24 | Ronald M. Mottl Sr. (D) | 17.7 | |
| SD-26 | Gene Slagle (D) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-28 | David L. Headley (D) | 31.1 | |
| SD-30 | Douglas Applegate (D) | 21.0 | |
| SD-32 | Thomas E. Carney (D) | 21.2 |
Ohio House of Representatives
D 58 · R 41
Ohio
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner