1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 3
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John D. Shivers Jr. (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Lorin W. Cope (R) by 17.3 points.
John D. Shivers Jr.Democrat · winner
58.6%20,174
Lorin W. CopeRepublican
41.4%14,229
34,403 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