1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 96
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
William E. Hinig (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Deseyn (R) by 38.1 points.
William E. HinigDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%28,399
Robert L. DeseynRepublican
31.0%12,732
41,131 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