1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 83
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Robert E. Brown (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Arpad (D) by 35.8 points.
Robert E. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%30,690
Joseph J. ArpadDemocrat
32.1%14,511
45,201 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