1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 81
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Robert E. Netzley (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Theodore O. Finnarn (D) by 26.0 points.
Robert E. NetzleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%24,845
Theodore O. FinnarnDemocrat
37.0%14,606
39,451 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