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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 40

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Russ Guerra Jr. (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Craig L. Zimmers (D) by 8.4 points.

Russ Guerra Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
54.2%17,927
45.8%15,145
33,072 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+10.31976D+32.01978D+35.21980R+8.41982R+10.01984R+31.11986

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