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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 17

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Matthew J. Hatchadorian (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating William E. Negrelli (D) by 33.1 points.

Matthew J. HatchadorianRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%26,054
33.5%13,097
39,151 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+32.91974D+48.91976R+3.61978R+33.11980D+15.41982D+37.61984

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