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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 27

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Alan E. Norris (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating R. J. Divine (D) by 37.6 points.

Alan E. NorrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%31,419
R. J. DivineDemocrat
31.2%14,250
45,669 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+49.71972R+41.31974R+45.81976R+37.61978R+34.41980R+34.01982

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