1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 5
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Neal F. Zimmers (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Hickey (R) by 40.4 points.
Neal F. ZimmersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%51,714
Paul F. HickeyRepublican
29.8%21,965
73,679 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