1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Ohio House District 71
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas J. Carney (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Walter H. Paulo (R) by 3.7 points.
Thomas J. CarneyDemocrat · winner
51.9%22,439
Walter H. PauloRepublican · incumbent
48.1%20,831
43,270 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