1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Ohio Senate District 5
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Neal F. Zimmers (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Clara E. Weisenborn (R) by 2.1 points.
Neal F. ZimmersDemocrat · winner
51.0%38,334
Clara E. WeisenbornRepublican · incumbent
49.0%36,785
75,119 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