1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio Senate District 26
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Paul E. Pfeifer (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Slagle (D) by 18.7 points.
Paul E. PfeiferRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%70,364
Gene SlagleDemocrat
40.6%48,189
118,553 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