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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 81

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert E. Netzley (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Keefe (D) by 35.5 points.

Robert E. NetzleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%20,109
32.2%9,572
29,681 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+26.01972R+10.21974R+29.01976R+35.51978R+34.31980D+36.81982

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