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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election?

John M. Ashbrook won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election. John M. Ashbrook received 87,010 popular votes (67.38%). The main challenger was Kenneth Robert Grier (32.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Ashbrook and Grier

Ashbrook +34.8 pts · won by 44,893 votes
John M. AshbrookRepublicanWINNER67.38%
87,010 votes
Kenneth Robert GrierDemocratic32.62%
42,117 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.