Ohio's 78th State
House of Representatives
district

Map of the district
Representative
  Brian Stewart
R
Population (2010)121,455[1]
Statewide view of Ohio House, 78th District

Ohio's 78th House of Representatives district is located in Pickaway County, Ohio, Hocking County, Ohio, Morgan County, Ohio, Fairfield County, Ohio and small parts of Athens and Muskingum counties, with the major population centers being Circleville, Ohio and Logan, Ohio, as well as several villages. District 78 is primary a rural district, but falls within the Columbus Metro area. The district's boundaries were last redrawn in 2012 and the seat has been held by Republican Ron Hood since its redistricting.[2]

Representative history

Representative Party Dates Notes
James Holzemer Democrat 1965–1968
Casey Jones Democrat 1969–1972 Re-elected in the 49th District.
Rodney Hughes Republican 1973–1989 Previously elected in the 8th District
Steve Williams Republican 1983–1990 Previously elected to the 90th District.
Jon D. Myers Republican 1991–1992 Re-elected in the 6th District.
Mary Abel Democrat 1993–1996 Appointed and elected previously in the 94th District.
Larry Householder Republican 1997–2003 Speaker from 2001-2005. Re-elected to 91st District.
Derrick Seaver Republican 2003–2006 Originally elected to the 85th District
John Adams Republican 2007–2012 Re-elected to the 85th District
Ron Hood Republican 2013–2020 from Ashville, Ohio
Brian Stewart Republican 2021–present

2020 election

Ron Hood (R–Ashville), who has served the District since 2013, was unable to re-run for the office because of term limits. Three Republicans filed for the primary contest, which Brian Stewart won by more than 40 points. Charlotte Owens, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[3]

Candidates

Charlotte Owens
Organizations
Brian Stewart
U.S. Legislatures
State Legislatures
  • Rep. Adam Holmes, Ohio House of Representatives (District 97)
  • Rep. Larry Householder, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (District 72)
  • Rep. Jeff LaRe, Ohio House of Representatives (District 77)
  • Sen. Bob Perterson, Ohio Senate President Pro Tempore (District 17)
  • Rep. Gary Scherer, Ohio House of Representatives (District 92)
Organizations
County Commissioners
  • Tom Bragg, Morgan County
  • Steve Davis, Fairfield County
  • Jeff Dickerson, Hocking County
  • Jeff Fix, Fairfield County
  • Champ Henson, Pickaway County
  • Mollie Willison Higgins, Muskingum County
  • Dave Levacy, Fairfield County
  • Gary Waugh, Hocking County
  • Jay Wippel, Pickaway County
Other County Officials
  • James Bahnsen, Fairfield County Treasurer
  • James Dean, Pickaway County Clerk of Courts
  • Ellery Elick, Pickaway County Treasurer
  • Ben Fickel, Hocking County Prosecutor
  • Melissa Hivnor, Morgan County Recorder
  • Branden Meyer, Fairfield County Clerk of Courts
  • Debra Nye, Muskingum County Auditor
  • Jon Slater, Fairfield County Auditor
  • Jeremiah Upp, Fairfield County Engineer
  • Ken Wilson, Hocking County Auditor
  • Kyle Witt, Fairfield County Prosecutor
  • Jody Wolford, Pickaway County Prosecutor
  • Gary Woodward, Morgan County Auditor
Mayors
Council Members
  • Michelle Blanton, Circleville
  • Todd Brady, Circleville
  • Roger Clark, Ashville
  • Nelson Embrey, Ashville
  • Fred Hawk, Logan (President)
  • Judie Henniger, Logan
  • Barry Keller, Circleville
  • Randy Loveless, Ashville
  • Brad Lutz, Ashville
  • Tracie Sorvillo, Ashville
  • Tom Spring, Circleville
  • Sherri Theis, Circleville
  • David Uhl, Lancaster (President)
City Officials
  • Stephanie Hall, Assistant Lancaster City Prosecutor
  • Mike Tussey, Baltimore, Ohio Chief of Police
  • Verda Slone, Lancaster Municipal Clerk of Courts
  • Randall Ullom, Lancaster City Attorney
  • Bob Wolfinger, Lancaster Treasurer
Township Trustees
  • Eric Bell, Bristol Township, Mogran County
  • Wilson Ett, Walnut Township, Pickaway County
  • Darrin Monhollen, Violet Township, Fairfield County
  • Brian Randles, Bloom Township, Fairfield County
  • Dennis Shaw, Washington Township, Pickaway County
Individuals
  • Joe Bizjak, Fairfield County GOP Executive Committee Member
  • Tom Jenkins, Morgan County GOP Chair
  • Alex Lape, Fairfield County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy
  • Cody Pettit, Muskingum County Young Republicans Chair
  • Rick Rose, Morgan Local School Board
  • Austin Reid, Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District Board President
  • Jennifer Sitterly, Fairfield County GOP Secretary
  • Cindy Tuttle, Morgan County Board of Elections
  • Angela White, GOP State Central Committee Member (District 20)
  • Mike Whitten, Pickaway County GOP Chair

Campaign Finance

Controversy

Brian Stewart had been endorsed and financially supported by Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder, during his primary campaign. A political action committee that also supported Householder also ran negative campaign advertisements against Stewart's primary opponents. On July 21, 2020, Householder was charged in a bribery scandal. Stewart announced the following day that he would donate Householder's donations to his campaign to local non-profit organizations.[6] He received $13,292.35 from the Householder campaign, $1,000 from FirstEnergy who was also identified as being a part of the scandal, and $500 from Matt Borges, who was indicted as well.[7]

Previous election results 2000 - present

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

References

  1. "Ohio District 78 Census 2010". publicmapping.org.
  2. "Representative Ron Hood (R) - District 78 | The Ohio House of Representatives". www.ohiohouse.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. "Ohio 2020 Primary Election Unofficial Results". NBC4 WCMH-TV. April 28, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. "Get to know Charlotte | Owens for Ohio 78". Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. "Brian S. Stewart". Farthing & Stewart LLP - Attorneys at Law. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. "Brian Stewart". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. "Contribution Details - Ohio Secretary of State". www6.ohiosos.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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