1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Ohio House District 49
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Charles Red Ash (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Regula (D) by 9.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charles Red AshRepublican · winner
54.9%15,748
Robert L. RegulaDemocrat
45.1%12,932
28,680 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