1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Ohio Senate District 6
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Tony Hall (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating David S. Holcomb (R) by 11.7 points.
Tony HallDemocrat · winner
55.9%54,422
David S. HolcombRepublican · incumbent
44.1%42,987
97,409 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