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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 73

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jim Buchy (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Sollmann (D) by 12.9 points.

Jim BuchyRepublican · winner
56.4%18,489
43.6%14,269
32,758 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+15.31976R+28.41978R+51.11980R+12.91982R+42.01984R+41.41986

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