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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 1

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Waldo Bennett Rose (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Rizor (D) by 14.4 points.

Waldo Bennett RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%20,555
Paul RizorDemocrat
42.8%15,368
35,923 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+31.31976D+30.91978D+35.91980R+14.41982R+27.01984R+12.71986

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