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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 68

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John E. Johnson (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating William M. Francavilla (R) by 9.2 points.

John E. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%15,841
45.4%13,164
29,005 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

EvenD+16.01972D+14.01974D+34.91976D+9.21978R+14.41980R+15.41982

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