1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Claude M. Fiocca (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Wingard (R) by 0.9 points.
Claude M. FioccaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%21,006
Paul S. WingardRepublican
49.5%20,625
41,631 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