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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Ohio/OH-22
      1978·US House·Ohio·District profile →

      Ohio District 22 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Charles A Vanik
      66.0%87,551 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Richard W Sander
      23.3%30,930 votes
      Margin
      D+42.7
      132,572 total votes
      4 candidates132,572 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Charles A VanikDEM✓
      		DEM87,55166.0%
      Richard W SanderREP
      		REP30,93023.3%
      James F SextonIND
      		IND7,1255.4%
      Robert E LehmanIND
      		IND6,9665.3%

      Seat History

      US House in Ohio

      1980
      Dennis E EckartDEM
      D+13.9
      1976
      Charles A VanikDEM
      D+48.6
      View all US House history for Ohio →

      Candidates

      Charles A VanikDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      James F SextonIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Richard W SanderREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert E LehmanLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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