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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio Senate District 32

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Thomas E. Carney (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating John R. Lally (R) by 21.2 points.

Thomas E. CarneyDemocrat · winner
60.6%59,985
John R. LallyRepublican
39.4%38,970
98,955 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

EvenD+36.51976D+25.11984R+8.31988D+2.01992D+23.21996D+15.42000

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