1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 39
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Vernon F. Cook (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Richard N. Williams (R) by 12.7 points.
Vernon F. CookDemocrat · winner
56.4%24,246
Richard N. WilliamsRepublican
43.6%18,772
43,018 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