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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 8

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Benny Bonanno (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Serrano (R) by 46.1 points.

Benny BonannoDemocrat · winner
73.1%9,037
26.9%3,330
12,367 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+60.31974D+51.71976D+46.11978D+48.51982D+48.61984D+44.41988

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