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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 58

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Joseph P. Williams (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey A. Hardin (R) by 46.9 points.

Joseph P. WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%25,432
26.5%9,188
34,620 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+31.11976R+45.71978R+42.01980D+46.91982D+35.71984D+46.61990

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