1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio Senate District 20
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Robert T. Secrest (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Clyde C. Hardesty (R) by 34.2 points.
Robert T. SecrestDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%81,830
Clyde C. HardestyRepublican
32.9%40,147
121,977 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