1978 Ohio Secretary of State election

1978 Ohio Secretary of State election
November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07)
 
Nominee Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Ted W. Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,365,219 1,356,959
Percentage 50.15% 49.85%
Celebrezze:      50–60%      60–70%
Brown:      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Ted W. Brown
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
Democratic

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.

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