1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 31
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Phale D. Hale (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Lucien C. Wright (R) by 20.7 points.
Phale D. HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%19,754
Lucien C. WrightRepublican
39.6%12,971
32,725 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