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1978Final results

1978 election for Ohio House District 82

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Michael Oxley (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel A. Kidd (D) by 17.4 points.

Michael OxleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%18,722
41.3%13,177
31,899 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+14.21972R+41.21974R+18.31976R+17.41978R+25.31982R+47.11986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET