1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 51
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas P. Gilmartin (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating John B. Jovich (R) by 50.6 points.
Thomas P. GilmartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%20,040
John B. JovichRepublican
24.7%6,568
26,608 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