1982Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1982 election for Ohio Governor
Governor · Ohio
Richard F. Celeste (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Clarence J. Brown Jr (R) by 20.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard F. CelesteDemocrat · winner
60.3%1,981,952
Clarence J. Brown JrRepublican
39.7%1,303,962
3,285,914 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET