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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 8

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Francine Panehal (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Cotofan (R) by 48.6 points.

Francine PanehalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%24,786
CotofanRepublican
25.7%8,563
33,349 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+51.71976D+46.11978D+48.51982D+48.61984D+44.41988D+51.71990

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