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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 34

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Edward J. Orlett (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Lonsbury (R) by 50.5 points.

Edward J. OrlettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%21,636
24.8%7,120
28,756 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+17.11974D+47.41976D+27.11978D+50.51980R+41.01982R+55.81984

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