1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 31
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Otto Beatty Jr. (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Ray Jones (R) by 20.1 points.
Otto Beatty Jr.Democrat · winner
49.5%15,797
Ray JonesRepublican
29.4%9,385
Bill MossOther party
15.4%4,910
Marvin FieldsOther party
5.7%1,809
31,901 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