1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 56
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Michael Delbane (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Gary Alan Langer (R) by 42.1 points.
Michael DelbaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%21,442
Gary Alan LangerRepublican
28.9%8,736
30,178 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