1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 78
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Rod Hughes (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Nancy L. Grandi (D) by 33.5 points.
Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%28,412
Nancy L. GrandiDemocrat
33.2%14,151
42,563 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET