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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 63

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James S. Zehner (D) won with 46.4% of the vote, defeating David K. Main (R) by 5.5 points.

James S. ZehnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.4%11,314
David K. MainRepublican
40.9%9,977
Gordon L. KesterOther party
12.7%3,088
24,379 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+14.11972R+1.01974D+7.31976D+5.51978D+8.01980D+43.51982

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