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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Thomas N. Kindness won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Thomas N. Kindness received 139,590 popular votes (75.97%). The main challenger was John William Griffin (24.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Kindness and Griffin

Kindness +51.9 pts · won by 95,428 votes
Thomas N. KindnessRepublicanWINNER75.97%
139,590 votes
John William GriffinDemocratic24.03%
44,162 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.