1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 19
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Thomas A. Vanmeter (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating James E. Vines (D) by 40.4 points.
Thomas A. VanmeterRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%70,809
James E. VinesDemocrat
29.8%30,044
100,853 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