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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio Senate District 4

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Donald Lukens (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating William D. Meyer (D) by 37.5 points.

Donald LukensRepublican · winner
68.8%74,623
31.2%33,893
108,516 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+33.61976R+7.81980R+23.21984R+35.01988R+36.91996R+33.22000

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