1974Final resultsSpecial election
1974 special election for Ohio Senate District 26
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Gene Slagle (D) won re-election with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Harold M. Jones (R) by 17.5 points.
Gene SlagleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%52,729
Harold M. JonesRepublican
41.3%37,050
89,779 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)