1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 78
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Rod Hughes (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Kay E. Albert (D) by 13.6 points.
Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%24,829
Kay E. AlbertDemocrat
43.2%18,867
43,696 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET