1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio Senate District 9
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
William F. Bowen (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Garr (Oth) by 52.4 points.
William F. BowenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%35,998
Joseph R. GarrOther party
18.1%9,219
Robert GreenbergOther party
11.4%5,843
51,060 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