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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 11 Election?

J. William Stanton won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 11 Election. J. William Stanton received 128,507 popular votes (69.29%). The main challenger was Patrick James Donlin (27.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Stanton and Donlin

Stanton +41.7 pts · won by 77,283 votes
J. William StantonRepublicanWINNER69.29%
128,507 votes
Patrick James DonlinDemocratic27.62%
51,224 votes
Harold V. Richard Jr.Independent3.1%
5,742 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.