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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 69

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John Galbraith (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph C. Paulken (D) by 24.8 points.

John GalbraithRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%28,267
37.6%17,023
45,290 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+16.21974R+22.31976R+11.91978R+24.81980D+50.21982D+34.51984

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