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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 72

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Bill Hayes (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating David Dilly (D) by 15.0 points.

Bill HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%30,133
David DillyDemocrat
42.5%22,260
52,393 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+6.82006R+1.22008R+19.42010R+15.02012R+35.72014R+43.52016

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