1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 23
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
William L. Mallory (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Mark P. Painter (R) by 37.7 points.
William L. MalloryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%16,986
Mark P. PainterRepublican
31.1%7,681
24,667 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