1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Robert J. Boggs (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Murray A. Louis (R) by 41.7 points.
Robert J. BoggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%20,556
Murray A. LouisRepublican
29.2%8,467
29,023 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