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1968 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1968 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Delbert L. Latta won the 1968 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Delbert L. Latta received 113,381 popular votes (71.19%). The main challenger was Louis Richard Batzler (28.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Batzler

Latta +42.4 pts · won by 67,497 votes
Delbert L. LattaRepublicanWINNER71.19%
113,381 votes
Louis Richard BatzlerDemocratic28.81%
45,884 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.