1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 29
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Thomas F. Walsh (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Freeman (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas F. WalshRepublican · winner
50.8%47,130
Robert D. FreemanDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%45,702
92,832 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