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1984 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1984 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Delbert L. Latta won the 1984 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Delbert L. Latta received 132,582 popular votes (62.72%). The main challenger was James R. Sherck (37.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Sherck

Latta +25.4 pts · won by 53,773 votes
Delbert L. LattaRepublicanWINNER62.72%
132,582 votes
James R. SherckDemocratic37.28%
78,809 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.