1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 17
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Oakley C. Collins (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Hillyer (D) by 22.6 points.
Oakley C. CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%53,125
Jack HillyerDemocrat
38.7%33,554
86,679 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