Ohio's 23rd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Ohio's 23rd congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Ohio's 23rd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic	100.0%	—
1978	Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic	74.8%	49.5
1976	Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic	73.2%	46.4

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald M. Mottl Won	DEM	144,371	100.00%
Write-in	—	6	0.00%
Total		144,377

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald M. Mottl Won	DEM	99,975	74.77%
Homer S. Taft	REP	33,732	25.23%
Total		133,707

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald M. Mottl Won	DEM	130,576	73.20%
Michael T. Scanlon	REP	47,804	26.80%
Total		178,380

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Ohio's 23rd congressional district?

Ronald M. Mottl won in 1980.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.