1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio Senate District 12
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Walter L. White (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating James L. Gehrlich (D) by 8.4 points.
Walter L. WhiteRepublican · winner
54.2%65,512
James L. GehrlichDemocrat
45.8%55,370
120,882 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET