1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 65
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Robert A. Taft II (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Barron M. Niehaus (D) by 44.0 points.
Robert A. Taft IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%23,037
Barron M. NiehausDemocrat
28.0%8,957
31,994 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