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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Delbert L. Latta won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Delbert L. Latta received 137,003 popular votes (70.36%). The main challenger was James R. Sherck (29.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Sherck

Latta +40.7 pts · won by 79,299 votes
Delbert L. LattaRepublicanWINNER70.36%
137,003 votes
James R. SherckDemocratic29.64%
57,704 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.