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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 4 Election?

Tennyson Guyer won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 4 Election. Tennyson Guyer received 85,575 popular votes (68.5%). The main challenger was John William Griffin (31.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Guyer and Griffin

Guyer +37.0 pts · won by 46,215 votes
Tennyson GuyerRepublicanWINNER68.5%
85,575 votes
John William GriffinDemocratic31.5%
39,360 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.