1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 7
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Richard H. Finan (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Wiesenhahn (D) by 28.9 points.
Richard H. FinanRepublican · winner
64.4%58,447
Jerry WiesenhahnDemocrat
35.6%32,263
90,710 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