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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 57

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William Donham (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Susan Kay (D) by 18.9 points.

William DonhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%23,577
Susan KayDemocrat
40.6%16,095
39,672 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

EvenR+8.81974R+18.41976R+41.41978R+18.91980R+16.01982R+30.41984

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