1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 78
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Rod Hughes (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating C. H. Hertenstein (D) by 21.0 points.
Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%17,343
C. H. HertensteinDemocrat
39.5%11,314
28,657 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