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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 38

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Frederick N. Young (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Davidson (D) by 48.4 points.

Frederick N. YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%30,945
25.8%10,759
41,704 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

EvenR+48.41972R+11.01976R+31.71978R+44.61980R+35.81982R+55.11984

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