1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio Senate District 2
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Paul Gillmor (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Smith (D) by 19.0 points.
Paul GillmorRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%72,293
Robert A. SmithDemocrat
40.5%49,213
121,506 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