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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 27

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jo Ann Davidson (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating R. J. Divine (D) by 34.4 points.

Jo Ann DavidsonRepublican · winner
67.2%45,295
R. J. DivineDemocrat
32.8%22,095
67,390 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+41.31974R+45.81976R+37.61978R+34.41980R+34.01982R+44.31984

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