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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 96

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William E. Hinig (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph H. Romig (R) by 32.0 points.

William E. HinigDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%27,270
Ralph H. RomigRepublican
34.0%14,044
41,314 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+32.01972D+42.21974D+36.01976D+20.91978D+38.11980R+13.51982

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