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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 31

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Otto Beatty Jr. (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating John T. Loehnert (R) by 40.8 points.

Otto Beatty Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%22,360
29.6%9,400
31,760 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+32.61976D+9.01978D+20.11980D+40.81982D+26.61984D+43.71986

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