1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 53
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
J. Leonard Camera (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Ronnie E. Wichman (R) by 48.5 points.
J. Leonard CameraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%25,932
Ronnie E. WichmanRepublican
25.8%8,997
34,929 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