1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Ohio Senate District 18
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Marcus A. Roberto (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Dave Johnson (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marcus A. RobertoDemocrat · winner
51.3%58,363
Dave JohnsonRepublican
48.7%55,471
113,834 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET