1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Ohio State Senate election results, district by district
Every Ohio State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 18
Races16
Changed party5
Unopposed6%1 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 6 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Paul Gillmor (R) | 36.0 | |
| SD-4 | Donald Lukens (R) | 7.8 | |
| SD-6 | Charles J. Curran (D) | 1.5 | |
| SD-8 | Stanley J. Aronoff (R) | 43.9 | |
| SD-10 | Michael DeWine (R) | 21.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Steven D. Maurer (D) | 0.1 | Flipped |
| SD-14 | Cooper Snyder (R) | 12.1 | |
| SD-16 | Michael Schwarzwalder (D) | 6.7 | |
| SD-18 | Marcus A. Roberto (D) | 13.1 | |
| SD-20 | Sam Speck (R) | 49.8 | |
| SD-22 | Ben M. Skall (R) | 6.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Gary C. Suhadolnik (R) | 6.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-26 | Paul E. Pfeifer (R) | 18.7 | |
| SD-28 | Kenneth R. Cox (D) | 29.2 | |
| SD-30 | Bill Ress (R) | 12.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-32 | Thomas E. Carney (D) | Unopposed |
Ohio State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner