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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 64

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Waldo Bennett Rose (R) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Stanley Backus (D) by 47.8 points.

Waldo Bennett RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.9%30,591
26.1%10,812
41,403 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+23.51972R+26.91974R+27.41976R+47.81980D+26.31982D+5.11984

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