1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 88
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Myrl H. Shoemaker (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Linda McCoskey (R) by 32.4 points.
Myrl H. ShoemakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%19,686
Linda McCoskeyRepublican
33.8%10,061
29,747 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