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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 80

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dale Locker (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Wally Gillman (R) by 35.3 points.

Dale LockerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%20,809
Wally GillmanRepublican
32.3%9,948
30,757 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+15.91972D+38.91974D+36.61976D+35.31978D+41.61980R+4.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET