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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 2

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John P. Wargo (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Allan G. Chamberlin (R) by 15.2 points.

John P. WargoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%14,159
42.4%10,419
24,578 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+29.21976D+15.21978D+5.61980D+44.01982D+25.71984D+36.61988

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