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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio Senate District 8

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Stanley J. Aronoff (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating James T. Cafeo (D) by 48.2 points.

Stanley J. AronoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.1%93,719
25.9%32,747
126,466 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+44.81976R+43.91980R+39.91984R+50.71988R+43.91992R+37.71996

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