1998Final results
1998 election for Ohio House District 79
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
William Hartnett (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Sally Devitohouk (R) by 12.1 points.
William HartnettDemocrat · winner
56.1%18,770
Sally DevitohoukRepublican
43.9%14,705
33,475 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET