Ohio U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of Ohio's congressional districts in 1978 (Republican 13, Democratic 10): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Republican 13
Democratic 10

District 1

District history

Willis D. Gradison REP +30.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Willis D. Gradison Won	REP	73,593	64.46%
Timothy M. Burke	DEM	38,669	33.87%
Joseph E. May	IND	1,907	1.67%
Total		114,169

Official source: data

District 2

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Thomas A. Luken DEM +4.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas A. Luken Won	DEM	64,522	52.36%
Stanley J. Aronoff	REP	58,716	47.64%
Total		123,238

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District 3

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Tony P. Hall DEM +9.4 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony P. Hall Won	DEM	62,849	53.81%
Dudley P. Kircher	REP	51,833	44.38%
Alfred R. Deptula	IND	2,122	1.82%
Total		116,804

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District 4

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Tennyson Guyer REP +37.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tennyson Guyer Won	REP	85,575	68.50%
John William Griffin	DEM	39,360	31.50%
Total		124,935

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District 5

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Delbert L. Latta REP +25.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Delbert L. Latta Won	REP	85,547	62.62%
James Robert Sherek	DEM	51,071	37.38%
Total		136,618

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District 6

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William H. Harsha REP +29.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William H. Harsha Won	REP	85,592	64.89%
Ted Strickland	DEM	46,318	35.11%
Total		131,910

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District 7

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Clarence J. Brown REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Clarence J. Brown Won	REP	92,507	100.00%
Total		92,507

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District 8

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Thomas Norman Kindness REP +42.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Norman Kindness Won	REP	81,156	71.41%
Luella R. Schroeder	DEM	32,493	28.59%
George Hahn	IND	3	0.00%
Total		113,652

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District 9

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Thomas Ludlow Ashley DEM +33.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas Ludlow Ashley Won	DEM	71,709	63.39%
John C. Hoyt	REP	34,326	30.34%
Michael James Lewinski	IND	4,530	4.00%
Edward Silvio Emery	IND	2,563	2.27%
Total		113,128

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District 10

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Clarence E. Miller REP +47.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clarence E. Miller Won	REP	99,329	73.92%
James A. Plummer	DEM	35,039	26.08%
Total		134,368

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District 11

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J. William Stanton REP +39.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
J. William Stanton Won	REP	89,327	68.09%
Patrick James Donlin	DEM	37,131	28.31%
Robert Dean Penny	IND	4,723	3.60%
Total		131,181

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District 12

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Samuel L. Devine REP +13.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Samuel L. Devine Won	REP	81,573	56.94%
James L. Baumann	DEM	61,698	43.06%
Total		143,271

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District 13

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Donald J. Pease DEM +30.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald J. Pease Won	DEM	80,875	65.15%
Mark W. Whitfield	REP	43,269	34.85%
Total		124,144

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District 14

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John F. Seiberling DEM +44.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John F. Seiberling Won	DEM	82,356	72.45%
Walter J. Vogel	REP	31,311	27.55%
Total		113,667

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District 15

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Chalmers P. Wylie REP +42.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chalmers P. Wylie Won	REP	91,023	71.10%
Henry W. Eckhart	DEM	37,000	28.90%
Total		128,023

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District 16

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Ralph S. Regula REP +56.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ralph S. Regula Won	REP	105,152	78.01%
Owen S. Hand	DEM	29,640	21.99%
Total		134,792

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District 17

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John Milan Ashbrook REP +34.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Milan Ashbrook Won	REP	87,010	67.38%
Kenneth Robert Grier	DEM	42,117	32.62%
Total		129,127

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District 18

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Douglas Applegate DEM +19.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Douglas Applegate Won	DEM	71,894	59.50%
William J. Ress	REP	48,931	40.50%
Total		120,825

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District 19

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Lyle Williams REP +1.4 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lyle Williams Won	REP	71,890	50.67%
Charles J. Carney	DEM	69,977	49.33%
Total		141,867

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District 20

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Mary Rose Oakar DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Mary Rose Oakar Won	DEM	76,973	100.00%
Total		76,973

Official source: data

District 21

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Louis Stokes DEM +72.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louis Stokes Won	DEM	58,934	86.08%
Bill Mack	REP	9,533	13.92%
Total		68,467

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District 22

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Charles A. Vanik DEM +42.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles A. Vanik Won	DEM	87,551	66.04%
Richard W. Sander	REP	30,930	23.33%
James F. Sexton	IND	7,125	5.37%
Robert E. Lehman	IND	6,966	5.26%
Total		132,572

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District 23

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Ronald M. Mottl DEM +49.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald M. Mottl Won	DEM	99,975	74.77%
Homer S. Taft	REP	33,732	25.23%
Total		133,707

Official source: data

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