1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 3
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Theodore M. Gray (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Bart Kaderly (D) by 32.8 points.
Theodore M. GrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%68,318
Bart KaderlyDemocrat
33.6%34,544
102,862 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