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1974Final results

1974 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Pete Crossland (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Thaddeus Garrett Jr. (R) by 15.8 points.

Pete CrosslandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%15,888
42.1%11,543
27,431 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+42.81976D+27.01978D+34.41980D+29.11982D+38.81984D+31.01986

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