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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 19

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Richard H. Finan (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Edward W. Wolterman (D) by 14.0 points.

Richard H. FinanRepublican · winner
57.0%23,463
43.0%17,687
41,150 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

EvenR+14.01972R+22.91974R+36.41976R+16.81978R+29.21980D+58.11982

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