1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Paul S. Wingard (R) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Claude M. Fiocca (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul S. WingardRepublican · winner
48.1%14,378
Claude M. FioccaDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%14,268
Gary WylieOther party
4.1%1,238
29,884 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET