1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Ohio State Senate election results, district by district
Every Ohio State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 15
Races17
Changed party3
Unopposed6%1 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 9 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | M. Ben Gaeth (R) | 29.4 | |
| SD-3 | Theodore M. Gray (R) | 32.8 | |
| SD-5 | Neal F. Zimmers (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-7 | Richard H. Finan (R) | 28.9 | |
| SD-9 | William F. Bowen (D) | 52.4 | |
| SD-11 | Marigene Valiquette (D) | 50.7 | |
| SD-13 | Ronald L. Nabakowski (D) | 8.5 | |
| SD-15 | John Kasich (R) | 11.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-17 | Oakley C. Collins (R) | 22.6 | |
| SD-19 | Thomas A. Vanmeter (R) | 40.4 | |
| SD-21 | M. Morris Jackson (D) | 60.2 | |
| SD-23 | Charles L. Butts (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Paul R. Matia (R) | 11.2 | Flipped |
| SD-27 | Oliver Ocasek (D) | 43.9 | |
| SD-29 | Thomas F. Walsh (R) | 1.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-31 | John Timothy McCormack (D) | 46.7 | |
| SD-33 | Harry Meshel (D) | 46.5 |
Ohio State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner