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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.
Brown won renomination without opposition.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted W. Brown | 481,714 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 481,714 | 100% | ||
Celebrezze won the Democratic nomination unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. | 478,779 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 478,779 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. | 1,365,219 | 50.15% | +2.27% | |
| Republican | Ted W. Brown | 1,356,959 | 49.85% | −2.27% | |
| Total votes | 2,722,178 | 100.0% | |||
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