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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 12

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Troy Lee James (D) won with 89.4% of the vote, defeating Gloria A. Wise (R) by 78.7 points.

Troy Lee JamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.4%19,360
Gloria A. WiseRepublican
10.6%2,303
21,663 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

EvenR+16.61976R+32.61978R+51.11980D+78.71982D+76.91984D+78.51986

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