The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 4, 1980. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator

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won re-election to a second term in a landslide with 69% of the vote, coinciding with

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's substantial win in the state during the

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. Glenn won by a state-record 1.6 million votes.

General election

Candidates

* Jim Betts, State Representative (Republican) *

, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) *Rick Nagin (Independent) *John E. Powers (Independent)

Results

References

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1980 Ohio elections John Glenn

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References