1972Final results
1972 election for Ohio House District 82
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Michael Oxley (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Dennis W. Toivonen (D) by 14.2 points.
Michael OxleyRepublican · winner
57.1%24,436
Dennis W. ToivonenDemocrat
42.9%18,349
42,785 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET