Victors Named in Ohio Primary Races
These are the victors in key state and local races Tuesday in the Ohio primary election. They will campaign for the general election in November.
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1970
Page
1
These are the victors in key state and local races Tuesday in the Ohio primary election. They will campaign for the general election in November.
Weather calls for sunshine with clouds and cooler today. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s with frost or a light freeze tonight and lows near 30. Sunny and warmer Thursday with highs mid 50s to low 60s. Friday expects fair weather and higher temps. Death notice for Henry L. Schonacker, 86, of 22 Homewood.
Metzenbaum defeats Glenn in a Democratic Senate race claiming 427 294 votes to 414 848 in Ohio. Taft edges Rhodes for the Republican nomination with 467 896 to 464 701 votes. Both relied on television ads as Rhodes faced fallout from Kent State killings and Glenn suffered a late campaign setback.
Ethel G. Swanbeck wins the Republican nomination for the state representative seat she has held since 1955 with 6 834 votes. Douglas Colvin, a Norwalk accountant, faces her in November after Edward R. Moyer of Bellevue earns 3 819 votes in the primary.
Norwalk residents approve fluoridation by 780 to 631, with several precincts close and others lean against. Officials plan equipment purchases but expect no water rate increases. outcome mirrors Bellevue defeat noted elsewhere.
State Auditor Roger Cloud and former congressman John Gilligan won the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominations in Ohio. Gilligan carried 82 counties to defeat Sweeney and McElroy, while Cloud led Lukens and Brown with large margins. Lawton won the American Independent bid over Annable.
Two Elyria friends won clear margins in Ohio Senate district 13 primaries. Incumbent Robert Corts defeated Richard Rench and Roy Gardner while Grant Keys beat Thomas King and Robert Sawyer in the Republican primary to face Keys in November. Corts credited Lorain County backing and long service. Rench blamed inexperience and campaign effort.
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