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1978 United States Congressional Elections – Ohio

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

Bill Gradison (R-inc) – 73,59364.46%

Timothy M. Burke (D) – 38,66933.87%

Joseph E. May (I) – 1,9071.67%

Total Votes – 114,169100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Tom Luken (D-inc) – 64,52252.36%

Stanley J. Aronoff (R) – 58,71647.64%

Total Votes – 123,238100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Gain

Tony P. Hall (D) – 62,84953.81%

Dudley P. Kircher (R) – 51,83344.38%

Alfred R. Deptula (I) – 2,1221.82%

Total Votes – 116,804100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

Tennyson Guyer (R-inc) – 85,57568.50%

John William Griffin (D) – 39,36031.50%

Total Votes – 124,935100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Del Latta (R-inc) – 85,54762.62%

James Robert Sherck (D) – 51,07137.38%

Total Votes – 136,618100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Bill Harsha (R-inc) – 85,59264.89%

Ted Strickland (D) – 46,31835.11%

Total Votes – 131,910100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Clarence J. Brown, Jr. (R-inc) – 92,507100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Tom Kindness (R-inc) – 81,15671.41%

Luella R. Schroeder (D) – 32,49328.59%

George Hahn (I) – 30.00%

Total Votes – 113,652100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Thomas Ludlow Ashley (D-inc) – 71,70963.39%

John C. Hoyt (R) – 34,32630.34%

Michael James Lewinski (I) – 4,5304.00%

Edward Silvio Emery (I) – 2,5632.27%

Total Votes – 113,128100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Clarence E. Miller (R-inc) – 99,32973.92%

James A. Plummer (D) – 35,03926.08%

Total Votes – 134,368100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Hold

J. William Stanton (R-inc) – 89,32768.09%

Patrick James Donlin (D) – 37,13128.31%

Robert Dean Penny (I) – 4,7233.60%

Total Votes – 131,181100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Samuel L. Devine (R-inc) – 81,57356.94%

James L. Baumann (D) – 61,69843.06%

Total Votes – 143,271100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Don Pease (D-inc) – 80,87565.15%

Mark W. Whitfield (R) – 43,26934.85%

Total Votes – 124,144100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

John F. Seiberling (D-inc) – 82,35672.45%

Walter J. Vogel (R) – 31,31127.55%

Total Votes – 113,667100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

Chalmers P. Wylie (R-inc) – 91,02371.10%

Henry W. Eckhart (D) – 37,00028.90%

Total Votes – 128,023100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Ralph Regula (R-inc) – 105,15278.01%

Owen S. Hand, Jr. (D) – 29,64021.99%

Total Votes – 134,792100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

John M. Ashbrook (R-inc) – 87,01067.38%

Kenneth Robert Grier (D) – 42,11732.62%

Total Votes – 129,127100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Hold

Douglas Applegate (D-inc) – 71,89459.50%

William J. Ress (R) – 48,93140.50%

Total Votes – 120,825100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Gain

Lyle Williams (R) – 71,89050.67%

Charles J. Carney (D-inc) – 69,97749.33%

Total Votes – 141,867100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Mary Rose Oakar (D-inc) – 76,973100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Louis Stokes (D-inc) – 58,93486.08%

Bill Mack (R) – 9,53313.92%

Total Votes – 68,467100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold

Charles Vanik (D-inc) – 87,55166.04%

Richard W. Sander (R) – 30,93023.33%

James F. Sexton (I) – 7,1255.37%

Robert E. Lehman (I) – 6,9665.25%

Total Votes – 132,572100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Ronald M. Mottl (D-inc) – 99,97574.77%

Homer S. Taft (R) – 33,73225.23%

Total Votes – 133,707100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives