1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 51
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas P. Gilmartin (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating William R. Shranko (R) by 14.0 points.
Thomas P. GilmartinDemocrat · winner
57.0%22,488
William R. ShrankoRepublican
43.0%16,951
39,439 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