1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Ohio

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County	Turnout	James Rhodes* (R)		Richard Celeste (D)		Patricia Wright (Socialist Workers)		John O'Neill (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	46%	3,986	58.9%	2,658	39.3%	57	0.8%	47	0.7%	15	0.2%	1,328	6,763
Allen	37%	16,290	60.7%	9,731	36.2%	354	1.3%	316	1.2%	161	0.6%	6,559	26,852
Ashland	45%	7,947	58.7%	5,439	40.1%	71	0.5%	71	0.5%	20	0.1%	2,508	13,548
Ashtabula	40%	11,499	42.6%	14,552	53.9%	408	1.5%	390	1.4%	167	0.6%	-3,053	27,016
Athens	33%	6,218	46.5%	6,855	51.3%	135	1.0%	106	0.8%	59	0.4%	-637	13,373
Auglaize	44%	6,723	57.0%	4,681	39.7%	124	1.1%	195	1.7%	81	0.7%	2,042	11,804
Belmont	38%	10,603	49.9%	10,006	47.1%	218	1.0%	288	1.4%	121	0.6%	597	21,236
Brown	35%	4,000	58.0%	2,736	39.7%	70	1.0%	62	0.9%	30	0.4%	1,264	6,898
Butler	33%	32,652	59.4%	21,051	38.3%	539	1.0%	503	0.9%	220	0.4%	11,601	54,965
Carroll	37%	3,298	55.1%	2,504	41.9%	78	1.3%	60	1.0%	41	0.7%	794	5,981
Champaign	40%	5,028	58.1%	3,395	39.3%	88	1.0%	98	1.1%	39	0.5%	1,633	8,648
Clark	35%	17,911	50.4%	16,832	47.3%	359	1.0%	358	1.0%	107	0.3%	1,079	35,567
Clermont	31%	15,152	63.4%	8,189	34.3%	269	1.1%	174	0.7%	107	0.4%	6,963	23,891
Clinton	36%	4,781	59.4%	3,081	38.3%	80	1.0%	72	0.9%	36	0.4%	1,700	8,050
Columbiana	32%	12,673	52.8%	10,610	44.2%	275	1.1%	295	1.2%	131	0.5%	2,063	23,984
Coshocton	39%	5,324	58.1%	3,343	36.5%	178	1.9%	196	2.1%	130	1.4%	1,981	9,171
Crawford	42%	7,867	56.7%	5,650	40.7%	153	1.1%	154	1.1%	60	0.4%	2,217	13,884
Cuyahoga	40%	176,829	41.1%	232,561	54.0%	8,636	2.0%	4,014	0.9%	8,473	2.0%	-55,732	430,513
Darke	38%	6,378	48.3%	6,433	48.7%	162	1.2%	171	1.3%	67	0.5%	-55	13,211
Defiance	39%	4,517	46.8%	4,665	48.4%	146	1.5%	248	2.6%	66	0.7%	-148	9,642
Delaware	45%	9,678	62.8%	5,458	35.4%	117	0.8%	105	0.7%	53	0.3%	4,220	15,411
Erie	41%	10,425	48.5%	10,354	48.2%	282	1.3%	266	1.2%	175	0.8%	71	21,502
Fairfield	46%	16,080	60.9%	9,751	36.9%	210	0.8%	255	1.0%	104	0.4%	6,329	26,400
Fayette	32%	3,790	65.1%	1,975	33.9%	26	0.4%	27	0.5%	7	0.1%	1,815	5,825
Franklin	42%	137,987	55.3%	107,977	43.3%	1,546	0.6%	1,365	0.5%	706	0.3%	30,010	249,581
Fulton	40%	4,999	54.1%	3,890	42.1%	113	1.2%	170	1.8%	66	0.7%	1,109	9,238
Gallia	38%	4,388	59.1%	2,866	38.6%	66	0.9%	64	0.9%	40	0.5%	1,522	7,424
Geauga	41%	10,366	55.5%	7,607	40.7%	288	1.5%	244	1.3%	189	1.0%	2,759	18,694
Greene	35%	13,849	46.7%	15,087	50.9%	353	1.2%	285	1.0%	95	0.3%	-1,238	29,669
Guernsey	36%	5,563	56.9%	3,995	40.9%	98	1.0%	93	1.0%	29	0.3%	1,568	9,778
Hamilton	39%	138,794	59.8%	88,888	38.3%	1,953	0.8%	1,406	0.6%	1,005	0.4%	49,906	232,046
Hancock	42%	10,352	59.0%	6,368	36.3%	306	1.7%	320	1.8%	209	1.2%	3,984	17,555
Hardin	38%	4,384	53.0%	3,402	41.1%	136	1.6%	174	2.1%	177	2.1%	982	8,273
Harrison	35%	2,278	54.0%	1,831	43.4%	41	1.0%	46	1.1%	20	0.5%	447	4,216
Henry	38%	3,959	57.4%	2,719	39.4%	74	1.1%	115	1.7%	34	0.5%	1,240	6,901
Highland	39%	5,170	62.5%	2,968	35.9%	52	0.6%	58	0.7%	24	0.3%	2,202	8,272
Hocking	37%	3,191	56.2%	2,369	41.7%	50	0.9%	59	1.0%	13	0.2%	822	5,682
Holmes	26%	2,549	58.5%	1,691	38.8%	50	1.1%	31	0.7%	34	0.8%	858	4,355
Huron	35%	6,225	51.6%	5,557	46.1%	115	1.0%	111	0.9%	49	0.4%	668	12,057
Jackson	41%	5,156	63.8%	2,826	35.0%	49	0.6%	34	0.4%	14	0.2%	2,330	8,079
Jefferson	39%	12,096	48.7%	11,866	47.8%	368	1.5%	330	1.3%	155	0.6%	230	24,815
Knox	39%	6,693	56.0%	4,984	41.7%	117	1.0%	118	1.0%	46	0.4%	1,709	11,958
Lake	41%	24,811	43.8%	29,982	53.0%	798	1.4%	577	1.0%	444	0.8%	-5,171	56,612
Lawrence	40%	9,573	59.3%	6,157	38.2%	128	0.8%	209	1.3%	70	0.4%	3,416	16,137
Licking	43%	19,406	57.0%	13,726	40.3%	298	0.9%	469	1.4%	130	0.4%	5,680	34,029
Logan	37%	5,931	63.5%	3,183	34.1%	89	1.0%	109	1.2%	35	0.4%	2,748	9,347
Lorain	39%	29,222	43.4%	36,070	53.6%	827	1.2%	743	1.1%	401	0.6%	-6,848	67,263
Lucas	38%	55,756	46.2%	61,680	51.1%	1,344	1.1%	1,221	1.0%	680	0.6%	-5,924	120,681
Madison	40%	5,463	63.7%	2,962	34.6%	63	0.7%	61	0.7%	24	0.3%	2,501	8,573
Mahoning	47%	36,831	39.4%	51,689	55.2%	1,721	1.8%	2,140	2.3%	1,209	1.3%	-14,858	93,590
Marion	43%	10,510	55.5%	8,040	42.5%	152	0.8%	154	0.8%	82	0.4%	2,470	18,938
Medina	40%	13,788	51.1%	12,544	46.5%	315	1.2%	236	0.9%	109	0.4%	1,244	26,992
Meigs	34%	3,161	61.4%	1,859	36.1%	58	1.1%	52	1.0%	18	0.3%	1,302	5,148
Mercer	37%	3,983	45.3%	4,438	50.4%	146	1.7%	170	1.9%	63	0.7%	-455	8,800
Miami	40%	12,395	52.4%	10,607	44.8%	291	1.2%	288	1.2%	91	0.4%	1,788	23,672
Monroe	31%	1,728	49.4%	1,680	48.0%	20	0.6%	52	1.5%	17	0.5%	48	3,497
Montgomery	37%	56,784	39.7%	82,930	58.0%	1,430	1.0%	1,285	0.9%	543	0.4%	-26,146	142,972
Morgan	39%	2,212	63.4%	1,200	34.4%	34	1.0%	32	0.9%	11	0.3%	1,012	3,489
Morrow	38%	3,516	57.9%	2,393	39.4%	67	1.1%	60	1.0%	32	0.5%	1,123	6,068
Muskingum	39%	12,836	60.3%	7,960	37.4%	176	0.8%	247	1.2%	75	0.4%	4,876	21,294
Noble	53%	2,202	57.6%	1,515	39.7%	35	0.9%	55	1.4%	13	0.3%	687	3,820
Ottawa	45%	5,621	47.9%	5,871	50.0%	125	1.1%	94	0.8%	24	0.2%	-250	11,735
Paulding	43%	2,837	50.7%	2,388	42.7%	138	2.5%	167	3.0%	66	1.2%	449	5,596
Perry	39%	4,267	56.7%	3,111	41.4%	60	0.8%	65	0.9%	19	0.3%	1,156	7,522
Pickaway	37%	6,555	62.2%	3,524	33.4%	142	1.3%	179	1.7%	139	1.3%	3,031	10,539
Pike	54%	3,679	48.3%	3,825	50.2%	56	0.7%	39	0.5%	16	0.2%	-146	7,615
Portage	36%	11,769	36.7%	19,434	60.7%	335	1.0%	267	0.8%	223	0.7%	-7,665	32,028
Preble	37%	4,307	47.3%	4,536	49.8%	107	1.2%	129	1.4%	35	0.4%	-229	9,114
Putnam	49%	4,743	47.8%	4,692	47.3%	207	2.1%	182	1.8%	90	0.9%	51	9,914
Richland	42%	17,824	48.5%	17,083	46.5%	684	1.9%	641	1.7%	520	1.4%	741	36,752
Ross	44%	10,175	53.5%	8,041	42.3%	286	1.5%	309	1.6%	196	1.0%	2,134	19,007
Sandusky	45%	9,192	50.2%	8,561	46.8%	238	1.3%	219	1.2%	86	0.5%	631	18,296
Scioto	41%	12,566	56.3%	9,307	41.7%	167	0.7%	179	0.8%	83	0.4%	3,259	22,302
Seneca	40%	8,684	54.7%	6,691	42.2%	203	1.3%	212	1.3%	82	0.5%	1,993	15,872
Shelby	40%	4,849	45.4%	5,497	51.5%	120	1.1%	142	1.3%	74	0.7%	-648	10,682
Stark	43%	54,195	50.1%	50,743	46.9%	1,322	1.2%	1,128	1.0%	848	0.8%	3,452	108,236
Summit	39%	51,807	36.5%	87,124	61.4%	1,365	1.0%	1,061	0.7%	550	0.4%	-35,317	141,907
Trumbull	41%	26,258	39.6%	37,205	56.1%	1,128	1.7%	1,065	1.6%	662	1.0%	-10,947	66,318
Tuscarawas	34%	9,686	51.4%	8,671	46.0%	199	1.1%	174	0.9%	107	0.6%	1,015	18,837
Union	41%	5,180	67.5%	2,328	30.4%	64	0.8%	70	0.9%	27	0.4%	2,852	7,669
Van Wert	35%	4,273	61.3%	2,430	34.9%	82	1.2%	127	1.8%	54	0.8%	1,843	6,966
Vinton	49%	2,038	58.1%	1,413	40.3%	22	0.6%	26	0.7%	10	0.3%	625	3,509
Warren	34%	12,199	57.0%	8,627	40.3%	241	1.1%	194	0.9%	123	0.6%	3,572	21,384
Washington	35%	8,411	57.8%	5,301	36.4%	307	2.1%	320	2.2%	211	1.5%	3,110	14,550
Wayne	36%	12,019	53.1%	10,026	44.3%	226	1.0%	247	1.1%	98	0.4%	1,993	22,616
Williams	36%	4,591	54.9%	3,396	40.6%	121	1.4%	191	2.3%	64	0.8%	1,195	8,363
Wood	37%	13,443	50.3%	12,539	46.9%	339	1.3%	282	1.1%	115	0.4%	904	26,718
Wyandot	39%	3,243	56.8%	2,251	39.5%	79	1.4%	100	1.8%	32	0.6%	992	5,705
TOTAL	42%	1,402,167	49.3%	1,354,631	47.6%	35,165	1.2%	29,463	1.0%	21,976	0.8%	47,536	2,843,402
Total R vote: 1,402,167 (49.3%)      Total D vote: 1,354,631 (47.6%)      Total Other vote: 86,604 (3.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,311,115		$2,326,120		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,986	58.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,658	39.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	57	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	47	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,763
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	16,290	60.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	9,731	36.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	354	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	316	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	161	0.6%
TOTAL	26,852
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Ashland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	7,947	58.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,439	40.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	71	0.5%
John O'Neill (I)	71	0.5%
Allan Friedman (I)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	13,548
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Ashtabula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	11,499	42.6%
Richard Celeste (D)	14,552	53.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	408	1.5%
John O'Neill (I)	390	1.4%
Allan Friedman (I)	166	0.6%
TOTAL	27,016
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Athens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	6,218	46.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	6,855	51.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	135	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	106	0.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	47	0.4%
TOTAL	13,373
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Auglaize County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	6,723	57.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	4,681	39.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	124	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	195	1.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	81	0.7%
TOTAL	11,804
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Belmont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	10,603	49.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	10,006	47.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	218	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	288	1.4%
Allan Friedman (I)	121	0.6%
TOTAL	21,236
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,000	58.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,736	39.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	70	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	62	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,898
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	32,652	59.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	21,051	38.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	539	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	503	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	220	0.4%
TOTAL	54,965
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,298	55.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,504	41.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	78	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	60	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	41	0.7%
TOTAL	5,981
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Champaign County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,028	58.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,395	39.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	88	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	98	1.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	39	0.5%
TOTAL	8,648
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	17,911	50.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	16,832	47.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	359	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	358	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	107	0.3%
TOTAL	35,567
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Clermont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	15,152	63.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	8,189	34.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	269	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	174	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	107	0.4%
TOTAL	23,891
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,781	59.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,081	38.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	80	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	72	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	36	0.4%
TOTAL	8,050
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Columbiana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,673	52.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	10,610	44.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	275	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	295	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	131	0.5%
TOTAL	23,984
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Coshocton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,324	58.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,343	36.5%
Patricia Wright (SW)	178	1.9%
John O'Neill (I)	196	2.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	130	1.4%
TOTAL	9,171
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	7,867	56.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,650	40.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	153	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	154	1.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	60	0.4%
TOTAL	13,884
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Cuyahoga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	176,829	41.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	232,561	54.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	8,636	2.0%
John O'Neill (I)	4,014	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	8,468	2.0%
TOTAL	430,513
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Darke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	6,378	48.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	6,433	48.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	162	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	171	1.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	67	0.5%
TOTAL	13,211
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Defiance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,517	46.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	4,665	48.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	146	1.5%
John O'Neill (I)	248	2.6%
Allan Friedman (I)	66	0.7%
TOTAL	9,642
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	9,678	62.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,458	35.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	117	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	105	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	53	0.3%
TOTAL	15,411
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	10,425	48.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	10,354	48.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	282	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	266	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	175	0.8%
TOTAL	21,502
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	16,080	60.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	9,751	36.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	210	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	255	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	104	0.4%
TOTAL	26,400
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,790	65.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,975	33.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	26	0.4%
John O'Neill (I)	27	0.5%
Allan Friedman (I)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,825
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	137,987	55.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	107,977	43.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,546	0.6%
John O'Neill (I)	1,365	0.5%
Allan Friedman (I)	706	0.3%
TOTAL	249,581
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,999	54.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,890	42.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	113	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	170	1.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	66	0.7%
TOTAL	9,238
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Gallia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,388	59.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,866	38.6%
Patricia Wright (SW)	66	0.9%
John O'Neill (I)	64	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	40	0.5%
TOTAL	7,424
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Geauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	10,366	55.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	7,607	40.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	288	1.5%
John O'Neill (I)	244	1.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	189	1.0%
TOTAL	18,694
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	13,849	46.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	15,087	50.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	353	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	285	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	95	0.3%
TOTAL	29,669
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Guernsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,563	56.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,995	40.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	98	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	93	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	29	0.3%
TOTAL	9,778
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	138,794	59.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	88,888	38.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,953	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	1,406	0.6%
Allan Friedman (I)	1,005	0.4%
TOTAL	232,046
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	10,352	59.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	6,368	36.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	306	1.7%
John O'Neill (I)	320	1.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	209	1.2%
TOTAL	17,555
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,384	53.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,402	41.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	136	1.6%
John O'Neill (I)	174	2.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	177	2.1%
TOTAL	8,273
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	2,278	54.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,831	43.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	41	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	46	1.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	20	0.5%
TOTAL	4,216
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,959	57.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,719	39.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	74	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	115	1.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,901
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,170	62.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,968	35.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	52	0.6%
John O'Neill (I)	58	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	8,272
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Hocking County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,191	56.2%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,369	41.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	50	0.9%
John O'Neill (I)	59	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,682
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	2,549	58.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,691	38.8%
Patricia Wright (SW)	50	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	31	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,355
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Huron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	6,225	51.6%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,557	46.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	115	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	111	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	49	0.4%
TOTAL	12,057
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,156	63.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,826	35.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	49	0.6%
John O'Neill (I)	34	0.4%
Allan Friedman (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	8,079
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,096	48.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	11,866	47.8%
Patricia Wright (SW)	368	1.5%
John O'Neill (I)	330	1.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	154	0.6%
TOTAL	24,815
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	6,693	56.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	4,984	41.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	117	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	118	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	46	0.4%
TOTAL	11,958
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	24,811	43.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	29,982	53.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	798	1.4%
John O'Neill (I)	577	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	444	0.8%
TOTAL	56,612
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	9,573	59.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	6,157	38.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	128	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	209	1.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	70	0.4%
TOTAL	16,137
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Licking County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	19,406	57.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	13,726	40.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	298	0.9%
John O'Neill (I)	469	1.4%
Allan Friedman (I)	130	0.4%
TOTAL	34,029
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,931	63.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,183	34.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	89	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	109	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	35	0.4%
TOTAL	9,347
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Lorain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	29,222	43.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	36,070	53.6%
Patricia Wright (SW)	827	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	743	1.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	400	0.6%
TOTAL	67,263
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	55,756	46.2%
Richard Celeste (D)	61,680	51.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,344	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	1,221	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	679	0.6%
TOTAL	120,681
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,463	63.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,962	34.6%
Patricia Wright (SW)	63	0.7%
John O'Neill (I)	61	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	8,573
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Mahoning County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	36,831	39.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	51,689	55.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,721	1.8%
John O'Neill (I)	2,140	2.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	1,208	1.3%
TOTAL	93,590
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	10,510	55.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	8,040	42.5%
Patricia Wright (SW)	152	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	154	0.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	82	0.4%
TOTAL	18,938
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	13,788	51.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	12,544	46.5%
Patricia Wright (SW)	315	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	236	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	109	0.4%
TOTAL	26,992
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,161	61.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,859	36.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	58	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	52	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	5,148
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,983	45.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	4,438	50.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	146	1.7%
John O'Neill (I)	170	1.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	63	0.7%
TOTAL	8,800
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Miami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,395	52.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	10,607	44.8%
Patricia Wright (SW)	291	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	288	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	91	0.4%
TOTAL	23,672
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	1,728	49.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,680	48.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	20	0.6%
John O'Neill (I)	52	1.5%
Allan Friedman (I)	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,497
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	56,784	39.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	82,930	58.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,430	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	1,285	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	543	0.4%
TOTAL	142,972
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	2,212	63.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,200	34.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	34	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	32	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,489
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Morrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,516	57.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,393	39.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	67	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	60	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,068
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Muskingum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,836	60.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	7,960	37.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	176	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	247	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	75	0.4%
TOTAL	21,294
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Noble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	2,202	57.6%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,515	39.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	35	0.9%
John O'Neill (I)	55	1.4%
Allan Friedman (I)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	3,820
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,621	47.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,871	50.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	125	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	94	0.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	24	0.2%
TOTAL	11,735
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Paulding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	2,837	50.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,388	42.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	138	2.5%
John O'Neill (I)	167	3.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	66	1.2%
TOTAL	5,596
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,267	56.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,111	41.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	60	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	65	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,522
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Pickaway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	6,555	62.2%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,524	33.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	142	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	179	1.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	139	1.3%
TOTAL	10,539
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,679	48.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,825	50.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	56	0.7%
John O'Neill (I)	39	0.5%
Allan Friedman (I)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	7,615
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Portage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	11,769	36.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	19,434	60.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	335	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	267	0.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	222	0.7%
TOTAL	32,028
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Preble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,307	47.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	4,536	49.8%
Patricia Wright (SW)	107	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	129	1.4%
Allan Friedman (I)	35	0.4%
TOTAL	9,114
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,743	47.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	4,692	47.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	207	2.1%
John O'Neill (I)	182	1.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	90	0.9%
TOTAL	9,914
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	17,824	48.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	17,083	46.5%
Patricia Wright (SW)	684	1.9%
John O'Neill (I)	641	1.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	520	1.4%
TOTAL	36,752
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Ross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	10,175	53.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	8,041	42.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	286	1.5%
John O'Neill (I)	309	1.6%
Allan Friedman (I)	196	1.0%
TOTAL	19,007
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Sandusky County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	9,192	50.2%
Richard Celeste (D)	8,561	46.8%
Patricia Wright (SW)	238	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	219	1.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	86	0.5%
TOTAL	18,296
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Scioto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,566	56.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	9,307	41.7%
Patricia Wright (SW)	167	0.7%
John O'Neill (I)	179	0.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	83	0.4%
TOTAL	22,302
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Seneca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	8,684	54.7%
Richard Celeste (D)	6,691	42.2%
Patricia Wright (SW)	203	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	212	1.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	82	0.5%
TOTAL	15,872
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,849	45.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,497	51.5%
Patricia Wright (SW)	120	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	142	1.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	74	0.7%
TOTAL	10,682
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	54,195	50.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	50,743	46.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,322	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	1,128	1.0%
Allan Friedman (I)	847	0.8%
TOTAL	108,236
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Summit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	51,807	36.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	87,124	61.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,365	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	1,061	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	550	0.4%
TOTAL	141,907
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Trumbull County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	26,258	39.6%
Richard Celeste (D)	37,205	56.1%
Patricia Wright (SW)	1,128	1.7%
John O'Neill (I)	1,065	1.6%
Allan Friedman (I)	662	1.0%
TOTAL	66,318
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Tuscarawas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	9,686	51.4%
Richard Celeste (D)	8,671	46.0%
Patricia Wright (SW)	199	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	174	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	107	0.6%
TOTAL	18,837
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	5,180	67.5%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,328	30.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	64	0.8%
John O'Neill (I)	70	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	27	0.4%
TOTAL	7,669
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Van Wert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,273	61.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,430	34.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	82	1.2%
John O'Neill (I)	127	1.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	54	0.8%
TOTAL	6,966
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Vinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	2,038	58.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	1,413	40.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	22	0.6%
John O'Neill (I)	26	0.7%
Allan Friedman (I)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,509
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,199	57.0%
Richard Celeste (D)	8,627	40.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	241	1.1%
John O'Neill (I)	194	0.9%
Allan Friedman (I)	123	0.6%
TOTAL	21,384
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	8,411	57.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	5,301	36.4%
Patricia Wright (SW)	307	2.1%
John O'Neill (I)	320	2.2%
Allan Friedman (I)	211	1.5%
TOTAL	14,550
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	12,019	53.1%
Richard Celeste (D)	10,026	44.3%
Patricia Wright (SW)	226	1.0%
John O'Neill (I)	247	1.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	98	0.4%
TOTAL	22,616
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	4,591	54.9%
Richard Celeste (D)	3,396	40.6%
Patricia Wright (SW)	121	1.4%
John O'Neill (I)	191	2.3%
Allan Friedman (I)	64	0.8%
TOTAL	8,363
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	13,443	50.3%
Richard Celeste (D)	12,539	46.9%
Patricia Wright (SW)	339	1.3%
John O'Neill (I)	282	1.1%
Allan Friedman (I)	115	0.4%
TOTAL	26,718
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Wyandot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Rhodes* (R)	3,243	56.8%
Richard Celeste (D)	2,251	39.5%
Patricia Wright (SW)	79	1.4%
John O'Neill (I)	100	1.8%
Allan Friedman (I)	32	0.6%
TOTAL	5,705
Turnout: 39%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

James Rhodes*
Total Disbursements:	$2,311,115

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Richard Celeste
Total Disbursements:	$2,326,120