2004Final results
2004 election for Ohio House District 72
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Merle Grace Kearns (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Spangler (D) by 19.6 points.
Merle Grace KearnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%28,439
Richard SpanglerDemocrat
40.2%19,122
47,561 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET