1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 31
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Phale D. Hale (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Roach (R) by 9.0 points.
Phale D. HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%12,788
Robert M. RoachRepublican
45.5%10,669
23,457 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET