1974Final results
1974 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Ben Gaeth (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Nick Batt (D) by 9.5 points.
M. Ben GaethRepublican · winner
54.7%50,007
Nick BattDemocrat
45.3%41,355
91,362 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