2010Final results
2010 election for Ohio House District 79
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Richard Adams (R) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Howard Payne (D) by 54.2 points.
Richard AdamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.1%32,812
Howard PayneDemocrat
22.9%9,751
42,563 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET