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1974Final results

1974 election for Ohio House District 32

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James L. Baumann (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating John Paul Downs (R) by 34.2 points.

James L. BaumannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%16,402
John Paul DownsRepublican
32.9%8,042
24,444 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

EvenD+21.21972D+34.21974D+41.61976D+6.31978D+14.91980D+23.81982

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