1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Ohio House District 72
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Marie Tansey (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating James L. Kimbler (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marie TanseyDemocrat · winner
52.9%19,473
James L. KimblerRepublican
47.1%17,355
36,828 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET