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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Ohio House District 39

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert E. Hickey (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Larry V. Ballweg (R) by 16.3 points.

Robert E. HickeyDemocrat · winner
58.2%16,008
Larry V. BallwegRepublican · incumbent
41.8%11,511
27,519 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+14.51976D+13.11978D+24.11980D+16.31982D+28.31984D+19.31986

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