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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 5

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Francine Panehal (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating George R. Kvasnok (R) by 49.3 points.

Francine PanehalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%20,597
25.4%6,996
27,593 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+7.81974D+37.71976D+47.01978D+49.31980R+18.41982R+36.11984

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