1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 17
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Leonard Ostrovsky (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating James B. Naylor (R) by 21.9 points.
Leonard OstrovskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%24,511
James B. NaylorRepublican
39.1%15,716
40,227 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET