1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio Senate District 2
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Paul Gillmor (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating James R. Copley (D) by 36.0 points.
Paul GillmorRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%86,939
James R. CopleyDemocrat
32.0%40,946
127,885 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