RepublicanNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Chester T. Cruze
Last held office: Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 (1972–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +18.4
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cruze was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 68Ohio House of Representatives, District 22
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cruze has run
Margin: how far Cruze finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Harriet Russell (D) | 59.2% | R+18.4 |
| 1974 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Joseph J. Phillips (D) | 60.9% | R+21.9 |
| 1972 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 | General | Won | Ronald Otting (D) | 62.7% | R+25.4 |
| 1970 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Won | Richard L. Kiley (D) | 55.4% | R+10.8 |
| 1968 | Ohio House of Representatives, District 68 | General | Won | James A. Luggen (D) | 60.4% | R+20.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cruze has held
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 22 · 1972–1978
- Ohio House of Representatives, District 68 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cruze has run against
- Harriet Russell (D) · 1976 election, won
- Joseph J. Phillips (D) · 1974 election, won
- Ronald Otting (D) · 1972 election, won
- Richard L. Kiley (D) · 1970 election, won
- James A. Luggen (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive