1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Ohio House District 81
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jim Davis (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Fortener (D) by 11.3 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Jim DavisRepublican · winner
55.7%24,751
FortenerDemocrat
44.3%19,716
44,467 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)