1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio Senate District 16
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Michael Schwarzwalder (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Fred Morrison (R) by 6.7 points.
Michael SchwarzwalderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%55,733
Fred MorrisonRepublican
46.6%48,698
104,431 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