1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 62
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John A. Begala (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating J. J. Leet (R) by 43.8 points.
John A. BegalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%27,978
J. J. LeetRepublican
28.1%10,931
38,909 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