1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 16
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Harry J. Lehman (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Kent Minshall (R) by 39.6 points.
Harry J. LehmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%19,282
Kent MinshallRepublican
30.2%8,347
27,629 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