1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas C. Sawyer (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Karen S. Ingraham (R) by 32.0 points.
Thomas C. SawyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%18,810
Karen S. IngrahamRepublican
34.0%9,680
28,490 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