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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 86

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Walter D. McClaskey (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Michael P. Flick (D) by 9.2 points.

Walter D. McClaskeyRepublican · winner
54.6%22,815
45.4%18,969
41,784 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+9.21972R+19.51974R+21.01976R+28.01978R+30.81980R+27.91982

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