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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 57

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William Donham (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Edgar L. Williams (D) by 41.4 points.

William DonhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%15,771
29.3%6,538
22,309 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

EvenR+1.71972R+8.81974R+18.41976R+41.41978R+18.91980R+16.01982

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