1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 1
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Eugene Branstool (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Vira L. Wise (R) by 30.9 points.
Eugene BranstoolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%22,569
Vira L. WiseRepublican
34.6%11,923
34,492 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET