1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 61
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
M. Joan Douglass (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Sawyer (D) by 3.8 points.
M. Joan DouglassRepublican · winner
51.9%17,825
Robert R. SawyerDemocrat
48.1%16,507
34,332 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