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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 97

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert J. Boggs (D) won with 43.2% of the vote, defeating Christina B. Humphrey (R) by 8.0 points.

Robert J. BoggsDemocrat · winner
43.2%16,859
35.2%13,746
Louis A. DifabioIndependent
21.6%8,446
39,051 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+8.01972D+37.71974D+35.71976D+41.71978D+14.91980D+25.01982

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