1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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	1947	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	1965	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