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1976Final results

1976 election for Ohio House District 78

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Rod Hughes (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating T. Craig Eschrich (D) by 30.8 points.

Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%26,183
34.6%13,860
40,043 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+13.61972R+21.01974R+30.81976R+21.01978R+33.51980R+23.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET