1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio Senate District 16
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Donald L. Woodland (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Ramsey (R) by 12.9 points.
Donald L. WoodlandDemocrat · winner
56.5%53,160
Robert A. RamseyRepublican
43.5%40,996
94,156 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