1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 22
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Chester T. Cruze (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald Otting (D) by 25.4 points.
Chester T. CruzeRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%27,940
Ronald OttingDemocrat
37.3%16,635
44,575 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