1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 98
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Arthur R. Bowers (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph Dicarlo (R) by 26.1 points.
Arthur R. BowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%26,386
Joseph DicarloRepublican
37.0%15,464
41,850 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