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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 77

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Bob McEwen (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Fred E. Saintclair (D) by 43.2 points.

Bob McEwenRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%19,911
28.4%7,896
27,807 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+24.51972R+11.61974R+36.61976R+43.21978R+25.91980D+21.11982

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