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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 15

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John D. Thompson Jr. (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating William Glass (R) by 66.7 points.

John D. Thompson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%13,961
William GlassRepublican
11.9%2,118
Ronald FosterOther party
9.4%1,667
17,746 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

EvenD+78.31974D+66.71978D+52.61982D+49.61984D+54.41990R+12.51992

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