1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 72
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Ethel G. Swanbeck (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating John W. Maiden (D) by 12.0 points.
Ethel G. SwanbeckRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%19,879
John W. MaidenDemocrat
44.0%15,616
35,495 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