1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio's 4th District
U.S. House · Ohio
Tennyson Guyer (R) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Gerry Tebben (D) by 44.7 points.
Tennyson GuyerRepublican · winner
72.3%133,795
Gerry TebbenDemocrat
27.7%51,150
184,945 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Gerry TebbenTennyson Guyer
$4.9K
Raised by the campaign
$42.1K
$1.6K
Spent by the campaign
$42.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 30, 1980; FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980