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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas A. Luken won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas A. Luken received 64,522 popular votes (52.36%). The main challenger was Stanley J. Aronoff (47.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Luken and Aronoff

Luken +4.7 pts · won by 5,806 votes
Thomas A. LukenDemocraticWINNER52.36%
64,522 votes
Stanley J. AronoffRepublican47.64%
58,716 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.