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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 57

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William Donham (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Karl L. Keith (D) by 16.0 points.

William DonhamRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%17,269
42.0%12,500
29,769 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

EvenR+18.41976R+41.41978R+18.91980R+16.01982R+30.41984R+26.31986

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