1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 25
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Paul R. Matia (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Corrigan (D) by 11.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul R. MatiaRepublican · winner
54.0%45,994
Thomas D. CorriganDemocrat
42.8%36,442
Dan BillingtonOther party
3.2%2,736
85,172 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