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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 47

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Barney Quilter (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating Darrell E. Lutman (R) by 50.8 points.

Barney QuilterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.4%15,814
24.6%5,157
20,971 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+39.31972D+44.91976D+50.81978D+44.91980D+61.11982D+46.31984

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