1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 2
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John P. Wargo (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Lorin W. Cope (R) by 5.6 points.
John P. WargoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%21,249
Lorin W. CopeRepublican
47.2%19,005
40,254 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET