1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 63
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
James S. Zehner (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Welsh (R) by 8.0 points.
James S. ZehnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%20,505
Thomas E. WelshRepublican
46.0%17,450
37,955 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