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1980 Ohio U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 22 Election?

Dennis E. Eckart won the 1980 Ohio U.S. House District 22 Election. Dennis E. Eckart received 108,137 popular votes (55.21%). The main challenger was Joseph J. Nahra (41.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Eckart and Nahra

Eckart +13.9 pts · won by 27,301 votes
Dennis E. EckartDemocraticWINNER55.21%
108,137 votes
Joseph J. NahraRepublican41.27%
80,836 votes
Arnold GleisserIndependent3.52%
6,896 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.