1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 66
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Lawrence E. Hughes (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Fred L. Richardson (D) by 32.1 points.
Lawrence E. HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%30,156
Fred L. RichardsonDemocrat
33.9%15,500
45,656 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