Ohio's 78th House of Representatives district

Ohio's 78th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Republican Susan Manchester. It includes all of Allen County and a portion of northern Auglaize County.

Ohio's 78th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Susan Manchester R–Waynesfield
Population (2020)	113,287[1]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	General Assembly	Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.
James Holzemer (Toledo)	Democratic	January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1968	107th	Elected in 1966. Retired to run for Lucas County Commissioner.[2]
Casey Jones (Toledo)	Democratic	January 6, 1969 – December 31, 1972	108th 109th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 45th district.
Rodney Hughes (Bellefontaine)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1976	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 83rd district.
Steve Williams (Lancaster)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1990	115th 116th 117th 118th	Redistricted from the 90th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for state senator.[3]
Jon D. Myers (Lancaster)	Republican	January 7, 1991 – December 31, 1992	119th	Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 6th district.
Mary Abel (Athens)	Democratic	January 4, 1993 – December 31, 1996	120th 121st	Redistricted from the 94th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election.[4]
Larry Householder (Glenford)	Republican	January 6, 1997 – December 31, 2002	122nd 123rd 124th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 91st district.
Derrick Seaver (Minster)	Democratic	January 6, 2003 – November 18, 2004	125th 126th	Redistricted from the 85th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired.[5]
	Republican[6]	November 18, 2004 – December 31, 2006
John Adams (Sidney)	Republican	January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012	127th 128th 129th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 85th district.
Ron Hood (Ashville)	Republican	January 7, 2013 – December 31, 2020	130th 131st 132nd 133rd	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Term-limited.
Brian Stewart (Ashville)	Republican	January 4, 2021 – December 31, 2022	134th	Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Susan Manchester (Waynesfield)	Republican	January 2, 2023 – present	135th	Redistricted from the 84th district and re-elected in 2022.

Election results

Contents

• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020

2020

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlotte Owens	4,613	100.0
Total votes			4,613	100.0

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Stewart	7,820	66.9
	Republican	Bobby Mitchell	2,939	25.2
	Republican	Aaron Adams	924	7.9
Total votes			11,683	100.0

Ohio's 78th House District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Stewart	42,314	72.71%
	Democratic	Charlotte Owens	15,878	27.29%
Total votes			58,192	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Hood	29,188	67.82
	Democratic	Amber Daniels	13,848	32.18

2016

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Hood	37,755	100.00

2014

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Hood	20,281	65.92
	Democratic	Lina Fetherolf Rogers	10,487	34.08

2012

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Hood	28,885	57.55
	Democratic	Jeremy VanMeter	21,309	42.45

2010

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Adams	31,358	74.27
	Democratic	Anthony Ehresmann	10,864	25.73

2008

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Adams	44,838	100.00

2006

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Adams	22,352	52.37
	Democratic	Adam Ward	20,329	47.63

2004

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derrick Seaver	42,739	100.00

2002

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derrick Seaver	20,434	58.28
	Republican	John Adams	14,630	41.72

2000

Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Householder	25,437	52.8
	Democratic	Lisa Eliason	21,480	44.6
	Libertarian	Scott Nazzarine	1,229	2.6

Historical district boundaries

2013–2022

References

1. "County Populations and Filing Locations Ohio House Districts for use in 2022 and 2024" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. February 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
2. "Marsh, Ashley Exchange Kind Words". The Blade. November 6, 1968. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
3. Latimer, Sandra L. (November 7, 1990). "Manahan, Gaeth both victorious". The Bryan Times. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
4. McCarthy, John (November 6, 1996). "Republicans expand majorities in both houses". The Bryan Times. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
5. Southard, Janie (September 30, 2005). "Seaver won't seek fourth term, but may run again later". The Daily Standard. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
6. "Politician switching to GOP". The Blade. November 18, 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.