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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 62

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

David Hartley (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating David Hobson (R) by 11.5 points.

David HartleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%16,485
David HobsonRepublican
40.3%12,836
Steve KoobOther party
7.9%2,530
31,851 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+30.41976D+40.11978D+43.81980D+11.51982D+13.41984D+11.91986

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