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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 42

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Pete Crossland (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Norman E. Fisher (R) by 34.4 points.

Pete CrosslandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%19,664
32.8%9,607
29,271 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+42.81976D+27.01978D+34.41980D+29.11982D+38.81984D+31.01986

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