1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 40
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas C. Sawyer (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis Vincent McBride (R) by 35.2 points.
Thomas C. SawyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%27,852
Dennis Vincent McBrideRepublican
32.4%13,354
41,206 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