The 1978 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the Ohio Secretary of State. Primaries were held on June 6, 1978. Democratic Ohio State Senator Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. defeated longtime Republican incumbent Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown by a razor-thin margin of 0.3 percentage points.

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

Brown won renomination without opposition.

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted W. Brown 481,714 100%
Total votes 481,714 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

Celebrezze won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. 478,779 100%
Total votes 478,779 100%

General election

Candidates

Results

1978 Ohio Secretary of State election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. 1,365,219 50.15% +2.27%
Republican Ted W. Brown (Incumbent) 1,356,959 49.85% −2.27%
Total votes 2,722,178 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Ohio_Secretary_of_State_election