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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 19

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dale N. Vanvyven (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating William L. Korte (D) by 16.8 points.

Dale N. VanvyvenRepublican · winner
58.4%17,387
41.6%12,378
29,765 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

EvenR+14.01972R+22.91974R+36.41976R+16.81978R+29.21980D+58.11982

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