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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 7

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Rocco J. Colonna (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating H. Leroy Eldridge (R) by 29.0 points.

Rocco J. ColonnaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%19,537
29.5%9,856
Mary E. RossOther party
12.1%4,040
33,433 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+42.81976D+37.01978D+26.31980D+29.01982D+37.81988D+34.31990

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