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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio Senate District 14

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

William H. Mussey (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Shoemaker (D) by 4.2 points.

William H. MusseyRepublican · winner
52.1%59,039
47.9%54,234
113,273 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

EvenR+4.31976R+12.11980R+5.81984R+9.81988R+21.91992R+38.41996

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