1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 72
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Marie Tansey (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick R. Saunders (D) by 36.1 points.
Marie TanseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%28,388
Patrick R. SaundersDemocrat
32.0%13,329
41,717 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