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Jena Powell
Jena Powell (Republican Party) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 80. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on December 31, 2024.
Powell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 80. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Powell was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Conservation Committee (decommissioned)
- Economic and Workforce Development Committee (decommissioned), Vice chair
- Financial Institutions Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Powell was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Conservation Committee (decommissioned)
- Aging and Long Term Care Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Economic and Workforce Development Committee (decommissioned), Vice chair
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Johnathan Newman defeated Melissa VanDyke in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Johnathan Newman (R) | 74.9 | 48,868 |
| Melissa VanDyke (D) | 25.1 | 16,394 | ||
| Total votes: 65,262 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Melissa VanDyke advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa VanDyke | 100.0 | 2,622 | |
| Total votes: 2,622 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Johnathan Newman advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johnathan Newman | 100.0 | 14,652 |
| Total votes: 14,652 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jena Powell (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Powell in this election.
2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Jena Powell defeated Melissa VanDyke in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jena Powell (R) | 98.5 | 38,823 |
| Melissa VanDyke (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.5 | 606 | ||
| Total votes: 39,429 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Jena Powell advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jena Powell | 100.0 | 4,041 |
| Total votes: 4,041 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Jena Powell defeated Ted Jones in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jena Powell (R) | 76.0 | 50,578 |
 | Ted Jones (D) | 24.0 | 15,993 | |
| Total votes: 66,571 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Ted Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Jones (Write-in) | 100.0 | 293 |
| Total votes: 293 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Jena Powell advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jena Powell | 100.0 | 12,471 |
| Total votes: 12,471 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Jena Powell defeated D.J. Byrnes in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jena Powell (R) | 75.5 | 31,908 |
 | D.J. Byrnes (D) | 24.5 | 10,347 | |
| Total votes: 42,255 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80
Jena Powell defeated John O'Brien, J.D. Winteregg, and George Lovett in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 80 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jena Powell | 49.5 | 7,264 |
| John O'Brien | 21.0 | 3,075 | ||
 | J.D. Winteregg | 18.8 | 2,762 | |
| George Lovett | 10.7 | 1,566 | ||
| Total votes: 14,667 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Jena Powell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jena Powell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31.
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2023
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 19 to December 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 4 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 6 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 7 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the 132nd Ohio General Assembly was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Stephen Huffman (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 80 2019-2024 |
Succeeded by - |
