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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 46

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Arthur Wilkowski (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating John McIlhargey (Oth) by 22.1 points.

Arthur WilkowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%14,392
John McIlhargeyOther party
38.9%9,175
23,567 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

EvenD+48.31976D+22.81982D+19.21984D+25.11986D+29.71988D+25.91990

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