1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 83
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Robert E. Brown (R) won with 42.9% of the vote, defeating James R. Copley (D) by 11.9 points.
Robert E. BrownRepublican · winner
42.9%13,773
James R. CopleyDemocrat
31.0%9,954
Willliam I. WarnerOther party
26.2%8,409
32,136 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