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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 77

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Joseph F. Hiestand (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Daniel T. Gleason (D) by 24.5 points.

Joseph F. HiestandRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%23,185
37.7%14,054
37,239 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

EvenR+24.51972R+11.61974R+36.61976R+43.21978R+25.91980D+21.11982

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