1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 79
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Fred B. Hadley (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Henry H. Diehl (D) by 25.8 points.
Fred B. HadleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%26,221
Henry H. DiehlDemocrat
37.1%15,459
41,680 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