Elections / 1978 · House · OH-05
OH-05 — 1978 U.S. House election
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How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Delbert Latta ✓Republican | 62.6% | 85,547 |
|---|---|---|
| James Robert SherekDemocrat | 37.4% | 51,071 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
OH-05 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 378,657 | |
| 2022 | R | 279,937 | |
| 2020 | R | 377,981 | |
| 2018 | R | 283,617 | |
| 2016 | R | 344,991 | |
| 2014 | R | 202,300 | |
| 2012 | R | 351,878 | |
| 2010 | R | 207,453 | |
| 2008 | R | 294,745 | |
| 2006 | R | 228,357 | |
| 2004 | R | 293,305 | |
| 2002 | R | 188,254 | |
| 2000 | R | 243,340 | |
| 1998 | R | 185,905 | |
| 1996 | R | 238,523 | |
| 1994 | R | 185,214 | |
| 1992 | R | 187,860 | |
| 1990 | R | 165,920 | |
| 1988 | R | 204,310 | |
| 1986 | R | 156,880 | |
| 1984 | R | 211,391 | |
| 1982 | R | 156,570 | |
| 1980 | R | 194,707 | |
| 1978 | R | 136,618 | |
| 1976 | R | 185,214 |
Same ballot, 1978OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.