1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Gene Damschroder (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating David B. Fitzpatrick (D) by 25.3 points.
Gene DamschroderRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%21,946
David B. FitzpatrickDemocrat
28.4%11,601
Lloyd L. BischoffOther party
17.9%7,339
40,886 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