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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 3

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James E. Betts (R) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Cikraji (D) by 49.8 points.

James E. BettsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.9%23,599
25.1%7,908
31,507 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+20.41974R+38.81976R+49.81978R+30.51980D+17.31982D+26.11984

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