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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 23

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William L. Mallory (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating W. Deems Clifton (R) by 37.8 points.

William L. MalloryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%15,068
29.7%6,632
Marvin BarkleyLibertarian
2.7%594
22,294 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+48.91976D+33.61978D+26.61980D+37.81982D+41.91984D+39.11986

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

The candidates

William L. Mallory (D)W. Deems Clifton (R)

Also on the ballot: Marvin Barkley (Libertarian), 2.7%