1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 61
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating John L. Buker (R) by 20.0 points.
Sherrod BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%17,030
John L. BukerRepublican
40.0%11,344
28,374 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