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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 20

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Thomas Pottenger (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Peter M. Rebold (D) by 12.1 points.

Thomas PottengerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%19,649
43.9%15,395
35,044 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+30.61972R+7.61974R+29.41976R+12.11978R+48.51980R+9.21982

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