1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Ohio House District 28
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
David Leland (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Lawrence E. Hughes (R) by 0.9 points.
David LelandDemocrat · winner
50.4%21,014
Lawrence E. HughesRepublican · incumbent
49.6%20,647
41,661 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