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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 74

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James Mueller (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating John F. Olsen (R) by 27.8 points.

James MuellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%22,359
John F. OlsenRepublican
36.1%12,626
34,985 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

EvenD+27.81972D+35.01974D+38.31976D+32.21978D+32.81980R+0.11982

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