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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 88

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Myrl H. Shoemaker (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Guy H. Brown (R) by 23.6 points.

Myrl H. ShoemakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%20,732
Guy H. BrownRepublican
38.2%12,816
33,548 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+23.61972D+21.91976D+32.41978D+29.71980D+26.91982D+10.91984

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