1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 66
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Lawrence E. Hughes (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia A. Staley (D) by 29.9 points.
Lawrence E. HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%25,802
Patricia A. StaleyDemocrat
35.1%13,935
39,737 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