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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election?

Thomas A. Luken won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas A. Luken received 103,423 popular votes (58.72%). The main challenger was Tom Atkins (41.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Luken and Atkins

Luken +17.4 pts · won by 30,730 votes
Thomas A. LukenDemocraticWINNER58.72%
103,423 votes
Tom AtkinsRepublican41.28%
72,693 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.