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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 43

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Vernon F. Cook (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Schultz (R) by 31.7 points.

Vernon F. CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%24,297
34.2%12,614
36,911 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+51.61976D+62.21978D+53.61980D+31.71982D+18.41984D+13.41986

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