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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 19 Election?

Lyle Williams won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 19 Election. Lyle Williams received 107,032 popular votes (58.07%). The main challenger was Harry Meshel (41.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Williams and Meshel

Williams +16.1 pts · won by 29,760 votes
Lyle WilliamsRepublicanWINNER58.07%
107,032 votes
Harry MeshelDemocratic41.93%
77,272 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.