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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 39

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Vernon F. Cook (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Schultz (R) by 24.1 points.

Vernon F. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%27,351
38.0%16,732
44,083 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+25.41974D+14.51976D+13.11978D+24.11980D+16.31982D+28.31984

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