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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 11 Election?

J. William Stanton won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 11 Election. J. William Stanton received 89,327 popular votes (68.09%). The main challenger was Patrick James Donlin (28.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Stanton and Donlin

Stanton +39.8 pts · won by 52,196 votes
J. William StantonRepublicanWINNER68.09%
89,327 votes
Patrick James DonlinDemocratic28.31%
37,131 votes
Robert Dean PennyIndependent3.6%
4,723 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.