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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 98

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Arthur R. Bowers (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Bigsby (R) by 41.7 points.

Arthur R. BowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%28,857
Paul L. BigsbyRepublican
29.2%11,878
40,735 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+41.71972D+50.41974D+33.61978D+26.11980D+45.21982D+14.01986

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