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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bob McEwen won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 6 Election. Bob McEwen received 101,288 popular votes (54.6%). The main challenger was Ted Strickland (45.4%).

See the full head-to-head between McEwen and Strickland

McEwen +9.2 pts · won by 17,053 votes
Bob McEwenRepublicanWINNER54.6%
101,288 votes
Ted StricklandDemocratic45.4%
84,235 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.