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1980Final results

1980 election for Ohio Senate District 6

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Charles J. Curran (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Brown (R) by 1.5 points.

Charles J. CurranDemocrat · winner
49.1%56,309
Ted BrownRepublican
47.6%54,548
Mary J. PriceOther party
3.3%3,821
114,678 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+3.81976D+1.51980R+7.81984R+19.11988R+36.81992R+41.31996

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

The candidates

Charles J. Curran (D)Ted Brown (R)

Also on the ballot: Mary J. Price (Other party), 3.3%