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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 15 Election?

Chalmers P. Wylie won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 15 Election. Chalmers P. Wylie received 91,023 popular votes (71.1%). The main challenger was Henry W. Eckhart (28.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Wylie and Eckhart

Wylie +42.2 pts · won by 54,023 votes
Chalmers P. WylieRepublicanWINNER71.1%
91,023 votes
Henry W. EckhartDemocratic28.9%
37,000 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.