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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election?

Clarence J. Brown won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election. Clarence J. Brown received 124,137 popular votes (76.12%). The main challenger was Donald Hollister (23.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Hollister

Brown +52.2 pts · won by 85,185 votes
Clarence J. BrownRepublicanWINNER76.12%
124,137 votes
Donald HollisterDemocratic23.88%
38,952 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.