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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio Senate District 28

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Kenneth R. Cox (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Helen L. Hurlburt (R) by 29.2 points.

Kenneth R. CoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%63,662
35.4%34,913
98,575 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

EvenD+48.51976D+29.21980D+38.91984D+27.01986 specialD+43.51988D+36.01992

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