1978 Ohio State Treasurer election

1978 Ohio State Treasurer election

November 7, 1978
 
Nominee Gertrude Walton Donahey George C. Rogers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,639,317 941,852
Percentage 63.51% 36.49%

County results
Donahey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Rogers:      50–60%

Ohio State Treasurer before election

Gertrude Walton Donahey
Democratic

Elected Ohio State Treasurer

Gertrude Walton Donahey
Democratic

The 1978 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the Ohio State Treasurer. Primaries were held on June 6, 1978. Democratic incumbent Ohio State Treasurer Gertrude Walton Donahey won re-election to a third term in a landslide, defeating Republican Whitehall City Attorney George C. Rogers by 27 percentage points.