Ohio House of Representatives, 78th District

The Ohio House of Representatives, 78th 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. [1]

Statewide view of Ohio House, 78th District
Census Map of Ohio House of Representatives, 78th District

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–present from Ashville, Ohio

2020 election

Ron Hood (R–Ashville), who has served the District since 2013, is unable to re-run for the office because of term limits.

Republican primary

Candidates

Three Republicans were certified to be on the ballot to replace the term-limited Hood. Aaron Adams, of Kingston, aims to be the first Generation Z candidate in Ohio to hold a public office[2]. Bobby Mitchell, of Canal Winchester, is a local pastor[3] who previously ran an ultimately unsuccessful campaign in 2018 for the Ohio House of Representatives, 20th District seat[4]. Brian Stewart, of Ashville, is an attorney who is a two-term Pickaway County Commissioner[5].

Ohio House of Representatives Republican Primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Adams
Republican Bobby Mitchell
Republican Brian Stewart

Endorsements
Aaron Adams
Organizations
  • Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom
Bobby Mitchell
U.S. Legislatures
County Commissioners
County officials
Individuals
  • Dinesh D'Souza, Political commentator, author and filmmaker
  • Darrell Scott, Pastor and CEO of National Diversity Coalition for Trump
  • Tyler Yzaguirre, President of Second Amendment Institute
Organizations
  • Black Conservative Federation
  • Citizens PAC
  • Institute for Christian Works
  • Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom
  • Ohio Republican PAC
  • Ohio Value Voters
  • Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio
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)
  • 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
  • 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Charlotte Owens, Ph.D., is running unopposed in the Democratic Primary for the seat. She is a former high school teacher and currently an instructor at Central Ohio Technical College and Ohio University–Lancaster. In November 2019, she was re-elected for the third time to the board of the Fairfield County Educational Service Center.[6]

Previous election results
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Hood 29,188 67.82
Democratic Amber Daniels 13,848 32.18
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Hood 37,755 100.00
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
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Hood 28,885 57.55
Democratic Jeremy VanMeter 21,309 42.45
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Adams 31,358 74.27
Democratic Anthony Ehresmann 10,864 25.73
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Adams 44,838 100.00
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Adams 22,352 52.37
Democratic Adam Ward 20,329 47.63
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derrick Seaver 42,739 100.00
Ohio House of Representatives General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derrick Seaver 20,434 58.28
Republican John Adams 14,630 41.72
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. "Representative Ron Hood (R) - District 78 | The Ohio House of Representatives". www.ohiohouse.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. "Adams 2020". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  3. "Elect Bobby Mitchell for State Representative". Elect Bobby Mitchell for State Representative. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. "Bobby Mitchell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. "BRIAN STEWART FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE". BRIAN STEWART FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. "Charlotte Owens for Fairfield County ESC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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