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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 5

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert E. Brown (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Watrol (D) by 36.1 points.

Robert E. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%29,012
WatrolDemocrat
31.9%13,609
42,621 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+47.01978D+49.31980R+18.41982R+36.11984R+23.01986R+41.01988

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