1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 48
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John Galbraith (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating James Kontak (D) by 12.3 points.
John GalbraithRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%19,859
James KontakDemocrat
43.8%15,507
35,366 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET