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1978 Ohio U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 22 Election?

Charles A. Vanik won the 1978 Ohio U.S. House District 22 Election. Charles A. Vanik received 87,551 popular votes (66.04%). The main challenger was Richard W. Sander (23.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Vanik and Sander

Vanik +42.7 pts · won by 56,621 votes
Charles A. VanikDemocraticWINNER66.04%
87,551 votes
Richard W. SanderRepublican23.33%
30,930 votes
James F. SextonIndependent5.37%
7,125 votes
Robert E. LehmanIndependent5.25%
6,966 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.