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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 25

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Helen Rankin (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Cathy Lynn Flagg (R) by 29.2 points.

Helen RankinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%20,688
34.4%11,191
Roger W. JordanLibertarian
1.9%620
32,499 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+45.01976D+37.71978D+31.01980D+29.21982D+32.01984D+46.71990

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

The candidates

Helen Rankin (D)Cathy Lynn Flagg (R)

Also on the ballot: Roger W. Jordan (Libertarian), 1.9%