1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 26
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John A. Bechtold (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Jerome L. Odowd (D) by 34.1 points.
John A. BechtoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%30,866
Jerome L. OdowdDemocrat
33.0%15,181
46,047 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