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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Delbert L. Latta won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Delbert L. Latta received 85,547 popular votes (62.62%). The main challenger was James Robert Sherek (37.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Sherek

Latta +25.2 pts · won by 34,476 votes
Delbert L. LattaRepublicanWINNER62.62%
85,547 votes
James Robert SherekDemocratic37.38%
51,071 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.