united states house of representatives elections , 1974 

Statements about this table:
wayne l hay be first elect earlier than any other incumbent
the average year an incumbent be first elect be 1963
all incumbent be re - elect but 1
louis stokes have the largest margin of victory over an opponent
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
ohio 1
tom luken
democratic
1974
lost re - election republican gain
bill gradison (r) 50.9% tom luken (d) 49.1%
ohio 3
charles w whalen , jr
republican
1966
re - elected
charles w whalen , jr (r) unopposed
ohio 5
del latta
republican
1958
re - elected
del latta (r) 62.5% bruce edwards (d) 37.5%
ohio 6
bill harsha
republican
1960
re - elected
bill harsha (r) 68.8% lloyd allan wood (d) 31.2%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
ohio 12
samuel l devine
republican
1958
re - elected
samuel l devine (r) 50.9% fran ryan (d) 49.1%
ohio 16
ralph regula
republican
1972
re - elected
ralph regula (r) 65.6% john g freedom (d) 34.4%
ohio 18
wayne l hays
democratic
1948
re - elected
wayne l hays (d) 65.6% ralph h romig (r) 34.4%
ohio 21
louis stokes
democratic
1968
re - elected
louis stokes (d) 82.0% bill mack (r) 18.0%