1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 65
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John Obrien (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin Veeneman (D) by 42.7 points.
John ObrienRepublican · winner
71.4%33,933
Kevin VeenemanDemocrat
28.6%13,624
47,557 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