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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 2

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John P. Wargo (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating John R. Longsworth (R) by 20.0 points.

John P. WargoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%25,679
40.0%17,130
42,809 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

EvenD+29.21976D+15.21978D+5.61980D+44.01982D+25.71984D+36.61988

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