1974Final results
1974 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gene Damschroder (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. King (D) by 20.2 points.
Gene DamschroderRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%19,082
Thomas R. KingDemocrat
39.9%12,670
31,752 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