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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 20

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Thomas Pottenger (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Meyer (D) by 9.2 points.

Thomas PottengerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%21,115
44.6%17,516
1.6%613
39,244 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+29.41976R+12.11978R+48.51980R+9.21982R+22.81984R+21.81986

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

The candidates