1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 17
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Leroy D. Peterson (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey L. Dean (R) by 15.4 points.
Leroy D. PetersonDemocrat · winner
57.7%20,607
Jeffrey L. DeanRepublican
42.3%15,120
35,727 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET