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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 58

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Thomas N. Kindness (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Smith (D) by 23.9 points.

Thomas N. KindnessRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%22,105
38.1%13,587
35,692 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

EvenR+13.61974R+31.11976R+45.71978R+42.01980D+46.91982D+35.71984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET