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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 37

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Paul R. Leonard (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Eugene Fannin (R) by 20.7 points.

Paul R. LeonardDemocrat · winner
60.3%17,149
Eugene FanninRepublican
39.7%11,274
28,423 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

EvenD+20.71972D+24.81974D+45.41976D+22.41978R+9.81980D+40.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET