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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 20

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Thomas Pottenger (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating William D. Haders (D) by 48.5 points.

Thomas PottengerRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.3%34,836
25.7%12,080
46,916 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

EvenR+7.61974R+29.41976R+12.11978R+48.51980R+9.21982R+22.81984

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