1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Ben Gaeth (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Roland L. Hansen (D) by 29.4 points.
M. Ben GaethRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%54,473
Roland L. HansenDemocrat
35.3%29,729
84,202 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