1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 21
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Morris Jackson (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating William R. Rittwage (R) by 60.2 points.
M. Morris JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.1%32,766
William R. RittwageRepublican
19.9%8,142
40,908 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