1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Ohio House District 49
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Irene Balogh Smart (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Ross G. Heintzelman (R) by 3.1 points.
Irene Balogh SmartDemocrat · winner
51.5%19,809
Ross G. HeintzelmanRepublican · incumbent
48.5%18,632
38,441 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