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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio House District 88

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Myrl H. Shoemaker (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Nancy King (R) by 29.7 points.

Myrl H. ShoemakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%25,020
Nancy KingRepublican
35.2%13,576
38,596 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

EvenD+23.61972D+21.91976D+32.41978D+29.71980D+26.91982D+10.91984

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