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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio Senate District 14

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Cooper Snyder (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Thompson Sr. (D) by 12.1 points.

Cooper SnyderRepublican · winner
56.0%72,993
44.0%57,282
130,275 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

EvenR+4.31976R+12.11980R+5.81984R+9.81988R+21.91992R+38.41996

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