1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
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Of the 24 Ohio incumbents, 21 were re-elected.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio 1 | William J. Keating | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William J. Keating (Republican) 70.3% Karl F. Heiser (Democratic) 29.7% |
| Ohio 2 | Donald D. Clancy | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Donald D. Clancy (Republican) 62.8% Penny Manes (Democratic) 37.2% |
| Ohio 3 | Charles W. Whalen Jr. | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles W. Whalen Jr. (Republican) 76.2% John W. Lelak Jr. (Democratic) 23.8% |
| Ohio 4 | William Moore McCulloch | Republican | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Tennyson Guyer (Republican) 62.7% Dimitri Nicholas (Democratic) 37.3% | |
| Jackson Edward Betts Redistricted from the 8th district |
Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
| Ohio 5 | Del Latta | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Del Latta (Republican) 72.7% Bruce Edwards (Democratic) 27.3% |
| Ohio 6 | Bill Harsha | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Harsha (Republican) Unopposed |
| Ohio 7 | Clarence J. Brown Jr. | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence J. Brown Jr. (Republican) 73.3% Dorothy Frank (Independent) 26.7% | |
| Ohio 8 | Walter E. Powell Redistricted from the 24th district |
Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Walter E. Powell (Republican) 52.2% James D. Ruppert (Democratic) 47.8% |
| Ohio 9 | Thomas L. Ashley | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas L. Ashley (Democratic) 69.1% Joseph C. Richards (Republican) 30.9% |
| Ohio 10 | Clarence E. Miller | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Clarence E. Miller (Republican) 73.2% Robert H. Whealey (Democratic) 26.8% |
| Ohio 11 | J. William Stanton | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ J. William Stanton (Republican) 68.2% Dennis M. Callahan (Democratic) 31.8% |
| Ohio 12 | Samuel L. Devine | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel L. Devine (Republican) 56.1% James W. Goodrich (Democratic) 43.9% |
| Ohio 13 | Charles Adams Mosher | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Adams Mosher (Republican) 68.1% John M. Ryan (Democratic) 31.9% |
| Ohio 14 | John F. Seiberling | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John F. Seiberling (Democratic) 74.4% Norman W. Holt (Republican) 25.6% |
| Ohio 15 | Chalmers P. Wylie | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Chalmers P. Wylie (Republican) 65.8% Manley L. McGee (Republican) 31.4% Edward Price (AI) 2.7% |
| Ohio 16 | Frank T. Bow | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Ralph Regula (Republican) 57.3% Virgil L. Musser (Democratic) 42.7% |
| Ohio 17 | John M. Ashbrook | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John M. Ashbrook (Republican) 57.4% Raymond C. Beck (Democratic) 38.7% Clifford J. Simpson (AI) 3.9% |
| Ohio 18 | Wayne L. Hays | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wayne L. Hays (Democratic) 70.2% Robert Stewart (Republican) 29.8% |
| Ohio 19 | Charles J. Carney | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles J. Carney (Democratic) 64.0% Norman M. Parr (Republican) 36.0% |
| Ohio 20 | James V. Stanton | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James V. Stanton (Democratic) 84.3% Thomas E. Vilt (Republican) 11.9% Richard B. Kay (AI) 3.8% |
| Ohio 21 | Louis Stokes | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis Stokes (Democratic) 81.1% James D. Johnson (Republican) 11.3% Joseph Pirincin (Soc-Lab) 4.7% Cecil Lampkins (Independent) 2.9% |
| Ohio 22 | Charles Vanik | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Vanik (Democratic) 63.9% Donald W. Gropp (Republican) 32.6% Thomas W. Lippitt (AI) 1.8% Caryl A. Loeb (Independent) 1.7% |
| Ohio 23 | William Edwin Minshall Jr. | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Edwin Minshall Jr. (Republican) 49.4% Dennis Kucinich (Democratic) 47.3% John O'Neill (Soc-Lab) 1.8% Frederick D. Lyon (AI) 1.5% |
See also[]
- List of United States representatives from Ohio
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
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