Jim Betts
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Jim Betts is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
. He ran against incumbent U.S. Senator John Glenn
in 1980
. He lost and ran in 1982 for Lieutenant Governor.
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
. He ran against incumbent U.S. Senator John Glenn
John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program as a member of NASA's original...
in 1980
United States Senate election in Ohio, 1980
The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1980. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn won re-election to a second term.-Results:...
. He lost and ran in 1982 for Lieutenant Governor.