1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Ohio election results
Every race on Ohio's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races140
Changed party13
Unopposed15%21 races
Incumbents defeated8
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Ronald Reagan (R) | 10.6 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | John Glenn (D) | 40.6 |
U.S. House
D 10 · R 13 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH-1 | Willis Gradison (R) | 51.5 | |
| OH-2 | Thomas Luken (D) | 17.4 | |
| OH-3 | Tony Hall (D) | 17.3 | |
| OH-4 | Tennyson Guyer (R) | 44.7 | |
| OH-5 | Delbert L. Latta (R) | 40.7 | |
| OH-6 | Bob McEwen (R) | 9.2 | |
| OH-7 | Clarence J. Brown (R) | 52.2 | |
| OH-8 | Thomas N. Kindness (R) | 51.9 | |
| OH-9 | Ed Weber (R) | 16.4 | Flipped |
| OH-10 | Clarence Miller (R) | 48.7 | |
| OH-11 | J. William Stanton (R) | 41.7 | |
| OH-12 | Bob Shamansky (D) | 5.1 | Flipped |
| OH-13 | Donald Pease (D) | 27.6 | |
| OH-14 | John F. Seiberling (D) | 29.7 | |
| OH-15 | Chalmers Wylie (R) | 45.2 | |
| OH-16 | Ralph Regula (R) | 58.5 | |
| OH-17 | John M. Ashbrook (R) | 45.8 | |
| OH-18 | Douglas Applegate (D) | 52.2 | |
| OH-19 | Lyle Williams (R) | 16.1 | |
| OH-20 | Mary Oakar (D) | Unopposed | |
| OH-21 | Louis Stokes (D) | 76.4 | |
| OH-22 | Dennis Eckart (D) | 13.9 | |
| OH-23 | Ronald M. Mottl (D) | Unopposed |
Ohio State Senate
D 6 · R 10 · 5 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Paul Gillmor (R) | 36.0 | |
| SD-4 | Donald Lukens (R) | 7.8 | |
| SD-6 | Charles J. Curran (D) | 1.5 | |
| SD-8 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | 43.9 | |
| SD-10 | Michael DeWine (R) | 21.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Steven D. Maurer (D) | 0.1 | Flipped |
| SD-14 | Cooper Snyder (R) | 12.1 | |
| SD-16 | Michael Schwarzwalder (D) | 6.7 | |
| SD-18 | Marcus A. Roberto (D) | 13.1 | |
| SD-20 | Sam Speck (R) | 49.8 | |
| SD-22 | Ben M. Skall (R) | 6.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | 6.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-26 | Paul E. Pfeifer (R) | 18.7 | |
| SD-28 | Kenneth R. Cox (D) | 29.2 | |
| SD-30 | Bill Ress (R) | 12.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-32 | Thomas E. Carney (D) | Unopposed |
Ohio House of Representatives
D 56 · R 43 · 6 changed party
Ohio
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab