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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 4

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William Batchelder (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Valentine (D) by 35.8 points.

William BatchelderRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%29,521
ValentineDemocrat
32.1%13,956
43,477 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+31.81978D+20.61980R+22.41982R+35.81984R+31.81986R+29.41988

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