1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Ohio House District 80
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Dale Locker (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Jack P. Oliver (R) by 15.9 points.
Dale LockerDemocrat · winner
56.3%24,237
Jack P. OliverRepublican · incumbent
40.4%17,392
H. A. TenneyIndependent
3.2%1,390
43,019 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET