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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election?

John M. Ashbrook won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election. John M. Ashbrook received 128,870 popular votes (72.9%). The main challenger was Donald E. Yunker (27.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Ashbrook and Yunker

Ashbrook +45.8 pts · won by 80,970 votes
John M. AshbrookRepublicanWINNER72.9%
128,870 votes
Donald E. YunkerDemocratic27.1%
47,900 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.