1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 42
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Pete Crossland (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating James Bickett (R) by 27.0 points.
Pete CrosslandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%14,247
James BickettRepublican
36.5%8,189
22,436 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