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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 77

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Harry C. Malott (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Kay Ayres (R) by 21.1 points.

Harry C. MalottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%20,314
Kay AyresRepublican
39.5%13,243
33,557 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+36.61976R+43.21978R+25.91980D+21.11982D+30.81984D+22.51986

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