1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Ohio's 9th District
U.S. House · Ohio
Ed Weber (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Ludlow Ashley (D) by 16.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ed WeberRepublican · winner
56.2%96,927
Thomas Ludlow AshleyDemocrat
39.9%68,728
Edward Silvio EmeryIndependent
2.5%4,357
Toby Elizabeth EmmerichIndependent
1.4%2,411
172,423 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.
Thomas Ludlow AshleyEd Weber
$252.8K
Raised by the campaign
$386.2K
$235.3K
Spent by the campaign
$384.7K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980
The candidates
Ed Weber (R)Thomas Ludlow Ashley (D)
Also on the ballot: Edward Silvio Emery (Independent), 2.5%; Toby Elizabeth Emmerich (Independent), 1.4%