1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Ohio House District 54
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Marguerite E. Bowman (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating John V. Bara (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marguerite E. BowmanRepublican · winner
51.3%21,843
John V. BaraDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%20,709
42,552 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