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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Applegate won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Applegate received 71,894 popular votes (59.5%). The main challenger was William J. Ress (40.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Applegate and Ress

Applegate +19.0 pts · won by 22,963 votes
Douglas ApplegateDemocraticWINNER59.5%
71,894 votes
William J. RessRepublican40.5%
48,931 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.