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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
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

EvenR+28.31974R+26.11976R+44.01978R+42.71980R+4.41982R+40.01984

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