1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Ohio House District 34
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Edward J. Orlett (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating David D. Albritton (R) by 3.1 points.
Edward J. OrlettDemocrat · winner
49.3%15,101
David D. AlbrittonRepublican · incumbent
46.3%14,159
Louis B. RenfrowIndependent
4.4%1,351
30,611 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