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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 32

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dean Conley (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating John R. Sheller (R) by 23.8 points.

Dean ConleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%18,375
John R. ShellerRepublican
36.2%11,086
Michael StanleyLibertarian
3.8%1,168
30,629 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+41.61976D+6.31978D+14.91980D+23.81982D+15.61984D+25.51986

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

The candidates

Dean Conley (D)John R. Sheller (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael Stanley (Libertarian), 3.8%