2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2006 election for Ohio House District 78
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John Adams (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Adam Ward (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John AdamsRepublican · winner
52.4%22,352
Adam WardDemocrat
47.6%20,329
42,681 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET