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1974Final results

1974 election for Ohio Senate District 23

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Charles L. Butts (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Paul T. Haggard (Oth) by 38.1 points.

Charles L. ButtsDemocrat · winner
63.0%30,081
Paul T. HaggardOther party
24.9%11,876
12.2%5,819
47,776 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+27.81982R+5.51990D+11.31994D+34.02002D+48.22006D+21.52010

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