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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 65

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Robert H. Doyle (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Carl B. Adkins (D) by 4.4 points.

Robert H. DoyleRepublican · winner
51.2%16,184
46.8%14,806
2.0%621
31,611 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+26.11976R+44.01978R+42.71980R+4.41982R+40.01984R+30.81986

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

The candidates

Robert H. Doyle (R)Carl B. Adkins (D)

Also on the ballot: David H. Schwensen (Libertarian), 2.0%