1968-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Ohio (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	William Saxbe (R)		John Gilligan (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	67%	4,322	59.1%	2,995	40.9%	0	0.0%	1,327	7,317
Allen	58%	21,359	57.1%	16,046	42.9%	0	0.0%	5,313	37,405
Ashland	59%	9,325	61.7%	5,783	38.3%	0	0.0%	3,542	15,108
Ashtabula	62%	17,740	50.0%	17,728	50.0%	0	0.0%	12	35,468
Athens	44%	7,980	51.8%	7,416	48.2%	0	0.0%	564	15,396
Auglaize	72%	9,154	57.2%	6,841	42.8%	0	0.0%	2,313	15,995
Belmont	68%	13,247	38.9%	20,800	61.1%	0	0.0%	-7,553	34,047
Brown	66%	5,907	59.5%	4,021	40.5%	0	0.0%	1,886	9,928
Butler	53%	44,986	63.3%	26,087	36.7%	0	0.0%	18,899	71,073
Carroll	68%	4,792	56.4%	3,710	43.6%	0	0.0%	1,082	8,502
Champaign	68%	8,392	68.1%	3,925	31.9%	0	0.0%	4,467	12,317
Clark	55%	26,916	53.4%	23,452	46.6%	0	0.0%	3,464	50,368
Clermont	59%	20,919	67.7%	9,991	32.3%	0	0.0%	10,928	30,910
Clinton	57%	7,028	66.3%	3,571	33.7%	0	0.0%	3,457	10,599
Columbiana	64%	21,152	51.0%	20,310	49.0%	0	0.0%	842	41,462
Coshocton	61%	6,960	58.0%	5,036	42.0%	0	0.0%	1,924	11,996
Crawford	69%	11,680	57.3%	8,687	42.7%	0	0.0%	2,993	20,367
Cuyahoga	59%	250,350	39.7%	380,788	60.3%	0	0.0%	-130,438	631,138
Darke	69%	11,140	57.2%	8,335	42.8%	0	0.0%	2,805	19,475
Defiance	65%	7,102	53.4%	6,198	46.6%	0	0.0%	904	13,300
Delaware	61%	10,374	68.1%	4,855	31.9%	0	0.0%	5,519	15,229
Erie	57%	12,386	49.1%	12,839	50.9%	0	0.0%	-453	25,225
Fairfield	67%	15,942	57.4%	11,839	42.6%	0	0.0%	4,103	27,781
Fayette	64%	6,327	65.5%	3,328	34.5%	0	0.0%	2,999	9,655
Franklin	54%	161,724	60.8%	104,416	39.2%	0	0.0%	57,308	266,140
Fulton	64%	7,701	65.7%	4,026	34.3%	0	0.0%	3,675	11,727
Gallia	53%	5,349	66.2%	2,731	33.8%	0	0.0%	2,618	8,080
Geauga	63%	12,484	58.4%	8,909	41.6%	0	0.0%	3,575	21,393
Greene	52%	20,070	53.7%	17,331	46.3%	0	0.0%	2,739	37,401
Guernsey	62%	7,601	54.3%	6,403	45.7%	0	0.0%	1,198	14,004
Hamilton	63%	219,219	62.6%	131,046	37.4%	0	0.0%	88,173	350,265
Hancock	65%	14,152	61.8%	8,736	38.2%	0	0.0%	5,416	22,888
Hardin	68%	7,319	58.0%	5,294	42.0%	0	0.0%	2,025	12,613
Harrison	72%	3,678	49.2%	3,800	50.8%	0	0.0%	-122	7,478
Henry	68%	6,584	61.8%	4,069	38.2%	0	0.0%	2,515	10,653
Highland	68%	7,733	65.5%	4,082	34.5%	0	0.0%	3,651	11,815
Hocking	69%	4,277	51.5%	4,033	48.5%	0	0.0%	244	8,310
Holmes	45%	3,087	56.6%	2,364	43.4%	0	0.0%	723	5,451
Huron	59%	9,215	55.8%	7,299	44.2%	0	0.0%	1,916	16,514
Jackson	60%	6,032	61.9%	3,707	38.1%	0	0.0%	2,325	9,739
Jefferson	61%	13,661	37.1%	23,125	62.9%	0	0.0%	-9,464	36,786
Knox	63%	9,019	56.2%	7,033	43.8%	0	0.0%	1,986	16,052
Lake	54%	29,865	49.4%	30,643	50.6%	0	0.0%	-778	60,508
Lawrence	57%	10,356	54.4%	8,678	45.6%	0	0.0%	1,678	19,034
Licking	63%	22,420	57.2%	16,784	42.8%	0	0.0%	5,636	39,204
Logan	69%	9,263	64.4%	5,130	35.6%	0	0.0%	4,133	14,393
Lorain	55%	33,949	42.8%	45,282	57.2%	0	0.0%	-11,333	79,231
Lucas	56%	72,779	44.8%	89,525	55.2%	0	0.0%	-16,746	162,304
Madison	59%	6,765	68.9%	3,054	31.1%	0	0.0%	3,711	9,819
Mahoning	61%	47,517	41.6%	66,726	58.4%	0	0.0%	-19,209	114,243
Marion	63%	13,266	55.4%	10,682	44.6%	1	0.0%	2,584	23,949
Medina	59%	15,068	57.3%	11,232	42.7%	0	0.0%	3,836	26,300
Meigs	62%	4,894	65.4%	2,591	34.6%	0	0.0%	2,303	7,485
Mercer	68%	6,177	45.8%	7,323	54.2%	0	0.0%	-1,146	13,500
Miami	67%	18,155	55.5%	14,539	44.5%	0	0.0%	3,616	32,694
Monroe	61%	2,622	46.3%	3,045	53.7%	0	0.0%	-423	5,667
Montgomery	52%	93,447	49.7%	94,486	50.3%	0	0.0%	-1,039	187,933
Morgan	67%	3,036	62.1%	1,851	37.9%	0	0.0%	1,185	4,887
Morrow	72%	5,407	63.2%	3,145	36.8%	0	0.0%	2,262	8,552
Muskingum	66%	16,040	52.4%	14,585	47.6%	0	0.0%	1,455	30,625
Noble	73%	2,685	59.1%	1,855	40.9%	0	0.0%	830	4,540
Ottawa	67%	7,293	49.1%	7,554	50.9%	0	0.0%	-261	14,847
Paulding	68%	4,342	60.3%	2,859	39.7%	0	0.0%	1,483	7,201
Perry	65%	5,433	52.9%	4,837	47.1%	0	0.0%	596	10,270
Pickaway	52%	7,707	63.3%	4,466	36.7%	0	0.0%	3,241	12,173
Pike	68%	3,695	48.5%	3,924	51.5%	0	0.0%	-229	7,619
Portage	50%	16,719	46.7%	19,066	53.3%	0	0.0%	-2,347	35,785
Preble	59%	7,314	60.7%	4,737	39.3%	0	0.0%	2,577	12,051
Putnam	69%	6,242	53.0%	5,532	47.0%	0	0.0%	710	11,774
Richland	54%	22,108	53.6%	19,100	46.4%	0	0.0%	3,008	41,208
Ross	55%	12,480	61.8%	7,716	38.2%	0	0.0%	4,764	20,196
Sandusky	62%	11,840	54.6%	9,833	45.4%	0	0.0%	2,007	21,673
Scioto	65%	16,170	53.2%	14,207	46.8%	0	0.0%	1,963	30,377
Seneca	64%	11,623	51.9%	10,777	48.1%	0	0.0%	846	22,400
Shelby	70%	7,628	52.0%	7,050	48.0%	0	0.0%	578	14,678
Stark	63%	69,445	49.6%	70,522	50.4%	4	0.0%	-1,077	139,971
Summit	61%	93,924	45.9%	110,857	54.1%	0	0.0%	-16,933	204,781
Trumbull	57%	35,330	45.0%	43,123	55.0%	0	0.0%	-7,793	78,453
Tuscarawas	67%	14,281	45.8%	16,919	54.2%	0	0.0%	-2,638	31,200
Union	71%	7,065	72.1%	2,740	27.9%	0	0.0%	4,325	9,805
Van Wert	74%	8,007	62.3%	4,854	37.7%	0	0.0%	3,153	12,861
Vinton	70%	2,287	58.7%	1,609	41.3%	0	0.0%	678	3,896
Warren	53%	16,108	64.2%	8,973	35.8%	0	0.0%	7,135	25,081
Washington	48%	10,249	63.2%	5,956	36.8%	0	0.0%	4,293	16,205
Wayne	51%	14,413	56.6%	11,074	43.4%	0	0.0%	3,339	25,487
Williams	65%	7,696	60.6%	5,003	39.4%	0	0.0%	2,693	12,699
Wood	55%	16,318	55.6%	13,031	44.4%	0	0.0%	3,287	29,349
Wyandot	68%	5,151	58.2%	3,692	41.8%	0	0.0%	1,459	8,843
TOTAL	59%	1,928,964	51.5%	1,814,152	48.5%	5	0.0%	114,812	3,743,121
Total R vote: 1,928,964 (51.5%)      Total D vote: 1,814,152 (48.5%)      Total Other vote: 5 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1968 Senate class 3, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	4,322	59.1%
John Gilligan (D)	2,995	40.9%
TOTAL	7,317
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	21,359	57.1%
John Gilligan (D)	16,046	42.9%
TOTAL	37,405
Turnout: 58%

1968 Senate class 3, Ashland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	9,325	61.7%
John Gilligan (D)	5,783	38.3%
TOTAL	15,108
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Ashtabula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	17,740	50.0%
John Gilligan (D)	17,728	50.0%
TOTAL	35,468
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Athens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,980	51.8%
John Gilligan (D)	7,416	48.2%
TOTAL	15,396
Turnout: 44%

1968 Senate class 3, Auglaize County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	9,154	57.2%
John Gilligan (D)	6,841	42.8%
TOTAL	15,995
Turnout: 72%

1968 Senate class 3, Belmont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	13,247	38.9%
John Gilligan (D)	20,800	61.1%
TOTAL	34,047
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	5,907	59.5%
John Gilligan (D)	4,021	40.5%
TOTAL	9,928
Turnout: 66%

1968 Senate class 3, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	44,986	63.3%
John Gilligan (D)	26,087	36.7%
TOTAL	71,073
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	4,792	56.4%
John Gilligan (D)	3,710	43.6%
TOTAL	8,502
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Champaign County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	8,392	68.1%
John Gilligan (D)	3,925	31.9%
TOTAL	12,317
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	26,916	53.4%
John Gilligan (D)	23,452	46.6%
TOTAL	50,368
Turnout: 55%

1968 Senate class 3, Clermont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	20,919	67.7%
John Gilligan (D)	9,991	32.3%
TOTAL	30,910
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,028	66.3%
John Gilligan (D)	3,571	33.7%
TOTAL	10,599
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Columbiana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	21,152	51.0%
John Gilligan (D)	20,310	49.0%
TOTAL	41,462
Turnout: 64%

1968 Senate class 3, Coshocton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,960	58.0%
John Gilligan (D)	5,036	42.0%
TOTAL	11,996
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	11,680	57.3%
John Gilligan (D)	8,687	42.7%
TOTAL	20,367
Turnout: 69%

1968 Senate class 3, Cuyahoga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	250,350	39.7%
John Gilligan (D)	380,788	60.3%
TOTAL	631,138
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Darke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	11,140	57.2%
John Gilligan (D)	8,335	42.8%
TOTAL	19,475
Turnout: 69%

1968 Senate class 3, Defiance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,102	53.4%
John Gilligan (D)	6,198	46.6%
TOTAL	13,300
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	10,374	68.1%
John Gilligan (D)	4,855	31.9%
TOTAL	15,229
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	12,386	49.1%
John Gilligan (D)	12,839	50.9%
TOTAL	25,225
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	15,942	57.4%
John Gilligan (D)	11,839	42.6%
TOTAL	27,781
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,327	65.5%
John Gilligan (D)	3,328	34.5%
TOTAL	9,655
Turnout: 64%

1968 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	161,724	60.8%
John Gilligan (D)	104,416	39.2%
TOTAL	266,140
Turnout: 54%

1968 Senate class 3, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,701	65.7%
John Gilligan (D)	4,026	34.3%
TOTAL	11,727
Turnout: 64%

1968 Senate class 3, Gallia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	5,349	66.2%
John Gilligan (D)	2,731	33.8%
TOTAL	8,080
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Geauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	12,484	58.4%
John Gilligan (D)	8,909	41.6%
TOTAL	21,393
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	20,070	53.7%
John Gilligan (D)	17,331	46.3%
TOTAL	37,401
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Guernsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,601	54.3%
John Gilligan (D)	6,403	45.7%
TOTAL	14,004
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	219,219	62.6%
John Gilligan (D)	131,046	37.4%
TOTAL	350,265
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	14,152	61.8%
John Gilligan (D)	8,736	38.2%
TOTAL	22,888
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,319	58.0%
John Gilligan (D)	5,294	42.0%
TOTAL	12,613
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	3,678	49.2%
John Gilligan (D)	3,800	50.8%
TOTAL	7,478
Turnout: 72%

1968 Senate class 3, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,584	61.8%
John Gilligan (D)	4,069	38.2%
TOTAL	10,653
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,733	65.5%
John Gilligan (D)	4,082	34.5%
TOTAL	11,815
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Hocking County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	4,277	51.5%
John Gilligan (D)	4,033	48.5%
TOTAL	8,310
Turnout: 69%

1968 Senate class 3, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	3,087	56.6%
John Gilligan (D)	2,364	43.4%
TOTAL	5,451
Turnout: 45%

1968 Senate class 3, Huron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	9,215	55.8%
John Gilligan (D)	7,299	44.2%
TOTAL	16,514
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,032	61.9%
John Gilligan (D)	3,707	38.1%
TOTAL	9,739
Turnout: 60%

1968 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	13,661	37.1%
John Gilligan (D)	23,125	62.9%
TOTAL	36,786
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	9,019	56.2%
John Gilligan (D)	7,033	43.8%
TOTAL	16,052
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	29,865	49.4%
John Gilligan (D)	30,643	50.6%
TOTAL	60,508
Turnout: 54%

1968 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	10,356	54.4%
John Gilligan (D)	8,678	45.6%
TOTAL	19,034
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Licking County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	22,420	57.2%
John Gilligan (D)	16,784	42.8%
TOTAL	39,204
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	9,263	64.4%
John Gilligan (D)	5,130	35.6%
TOTAL	14,393
Turnout: 69%

1968 Senate class 3, Lorain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	33,949	42.8%
John Gilligan (D)	45,282	57.2%
TOTAL	79,231
Turnout: 55%

1968 Senate class 3, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	72,779	44.8%
John Gilligan (D)	89,525	55.2%
TOTAL	162,304
Turnout: 56%

1968 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,765	68.9%
John Gilligan (D)	3,054	31.1%
TOTAL	9,819
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Mahoning County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	47,517	41.6%
John Gilligan (D)	66,726	58.4%
TOTAL	114,243
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	13,266	55.4%
John Gilligan (D)	10,682	44.6%
TOTAL	23,949
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	15,068	57.3%
John Gilligan (D)	11,232	42.7%
TOTAL	26,300
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	4,894	65.4%
John Gilligan (D)	2,591	34.6%
TOTAL	7,485
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,177	45.8%
John Gilligan (D)	7,323	54.2%
TOTAL	13,500
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Miami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	18,155	55.5%
John Gilligan (D)	14,539	44.5%
TOTAL	32,694
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	2,622	46.3%
John Gilligan (D)	3,045	53.7%
TOTAL	5,667
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	93,447	49.7%
John Gilligan (D)	94,486	50.3%
TOTAL	187,933
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	3,036	62.1%
John Gilligan (D)	1,851	37.9%
TOTAL	4,887
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Morrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	5,407	63.2%
John Gilligan (D)	3,145	36.8%
TOTAL	8,552
Turnout: 72%

1968 Senate class 3, Muskingum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	16,040	52.4%
John Gilligan (D)	14,585	47.6%
TOTAL	30,625
Turnout: 66%

1968 Senate class 3, Noble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	2,685	59.1%
John Gilligan (D)	1,855	40.9%
TOTAL	4,540
Turnout: 73%

1968 Senate class 3, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,293	49.1%
John Gilligan (D)	7,554	50.9%
TOTAL	14,847
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Paulding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	4,342	60.3%
John Gilligan (D)	2,859	39.7%
TOTAL	7,201
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	5,433	52.9%
John Gilligan (D)	4,837	47.1%
TOTAL	10,270
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Pickaway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,707	63.3%
John Gilligan (D)	4,466	36.7%
TOTAL	12,173
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	3,695	48.5%
John Gilligan (D)	3,924	51.5%
TOTAL	7,619
Turnout: 68%

1968 Senate class 3, Portage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	16,719	46.7%
John Gilligan (D)	19,066	53.3%
TOTAL	35,785
Turnout: 50%

1968 Senate class 3, Preble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,314	60.7%
John Gilligan (D)	4,737	39.3%
TOTAL	12,051
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	6,242	53.0%
John Gilligan (D)	5,532	47.0%
TOTAL	11,774
Turnout: 69%

1968 Senate class 3, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	22,108	53.6%
John Gilligan (D)	19,100	46.4%
TOTAL	41,208
Turnout: 54%

1968 Senate class 3, Ross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	12,480	61.8%
John Gilligan (D)	7,716	38.2%
TOTAL	20,196
Turnout: 55%

1968 Senate class 3, Sandusky County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	11,840	54.6%
John Gilligan (D)	9,833	45.4%
TOTAL	21,673
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Scioto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	16,170	53.2%
John Gilligan (D)	14,207	46.8%
TOTAL	30,377
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Seneca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	11,623	51.9%
John Gilligan (D)	10,777	48.1%
TOTAL	22,400
Turnout: 64%

1968 Senate class 3, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,628	52.0%
John Gilligan (D)	7,050	48.0%
TOTAL	14,678
Turnout: 70%

1968 Senate class 3, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	69,445	49.6%
John Gilligan (D)	70,522	50.4%
TOTAL	139,971
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Summit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	93,924	45.9%
John Gilligan (D)	110,857	54.1%
TOTAL	204,781
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Trumbull County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	35,330	45.0%
John Gilligan (D)	43,123	55.0%
TOTAL	78,453
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Tuscarawas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	14,281	45.8%
John Gilligan (D)	16,919	54.2%
TOTAL	31,200
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,065	72.1%
John Gilligan (D)	2,740	27.9%
TOTAL	9,805
Turnout: 71%

1968 Senate class 3, Van Wert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	8,007	62.3%
John Gilligan (D)	4,854	37.7%
TOTAL	12,861
Turnout: 74%

1968 Senate class 3, Vinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	2,287	58.7%
John Gilligan (D)	1,609	41.3%
TOTAL	3,896
Turnout: 70%

1968 Senate class 3, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	16,108	64.2%
John Gilligan (D)	8,973	35.8%
TOTAL	25,081
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	10,249	63.2%
John Gilligan (D)	5,956	36.8%
TOTAL	16,205
Turnout: 48%

1968 Senate class 3, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	14,413	56.6%
John Gilligan (D)	11,074	43.4%
TOTAL	25,487
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	7,696	60.6%
John Gilligan (D)	5,003	39.4%
TOTAL	12,699
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	16,318	55.6%
John Gilligan (D)	13,031	44.4%
TOTAL	29,349
Turnout: 55%

1968 Senate class 3, Wyandot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Saxbe (R)	5,151	58.2%
John Gilligan (D)	3,692	41.8%
TOTAL	8,843
Turnout: 68%