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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio Senate District 33

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Harry Meshel (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Mark Young (R) by 46.5 points.

Harry MeshelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%58,408
Mark YoungRepublican
26.8%21,333
79,741 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

EvenD+46.51978D+52.31982D+49.61986D+36.01990D+38.51994D+45.31998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET