1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio Senate District 4
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Donald Lukens (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Karl L. Keith (D) by 7.8 points.
Donald LukensRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%69,197
Karl L. KeithDemocrat
46.1%59,139
128,336 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