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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 21

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jerome F. Luebbers (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Rory T. Clear (R) by 13.6 points.

Jerome F. LuebbersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%15,131
Rory T. ClearRepublican
42.0%11,429
2.3%633
27,193 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+34.31976D+5.91978D+5.91980D+13.61982D+9.71984D+15.11986

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

The candidates