1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 44
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
David L. Karmol (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Wittenberg (D) by 20.3 points.
David L. KarmolRepublican · winner
60.2%30,427
Richard L. WittenbergDemocrat
39.8%20,148
50,575 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