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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 69

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John Galbraith (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Heft (D) by 11.9 points.

John GalbraithRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%16,172
44.0%12,729
28,901 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+13.61972R+16.21974R+22.31976R+11.91978R+24.81980D+50.21982

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