1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Ohio House District 54
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
John V. Bara (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Marguerite E. Bowman (R) by 8.6 points.
John V. BaraDemocrat · winner
54.3%17,172
Marguerite E. BowmanRepublican · incumbent
45.7%14,446
31,618 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