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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election?

Tony P. Hall won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 3 Election. Tony P. Hall received 95,558 popular votes (57.27%). The main challenger was Albert H. Sealy (39.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Hall and Sealy

Hall +17.3 pts · won by 28,860 votes
Tony P. HallDemocraticWINNER57.27%
95,558 votes
Albert H. SealyRepublican39.97%
66,698 votes
Richard L. RighterIndependent1.74%
2,903 votes
Robert E. TharpeIndependent1.02%
1,710 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.