Elections / 1978 · Governor · OH
Ohio — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorOhio · GovernorJim RhodesR+1.7
Candidates
Ohio 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Rhodes✓Republican1,402,16750.9%
- Dick CelesteDemocratic1,354,63149.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+0.3Governor 1978R+1.7vs. baselineR+2.0
Ohio's 1978 governor race ran 2.0 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.