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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 14

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Mary O. Boyle (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Lawrence C. Schmelzer (R) by 50.3 points.

Mary O. BoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%21,535
24.8%7,114
28,649 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+14.61974D+42.31976D+39.01978D+50.31980D+76.01982D+85.91990

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