1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Ohio House District 44
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Richard L. Wittenberg (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Fraser (R) by 15.4 points.
Richard L. WittenbergDemocrat · winner
57.7%24,020
Donald R. FraserRepublican · incumbent
42.3%17,601
41,621 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