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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 78

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Steven O. Williams (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Randy M. Lynn (D) by 23.1 points.

Steven O. WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%22,857
38.5%14,293
37,150 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+30.81976R+21.01978R+33.51980R+23.11982R+34.21984R+24.11986

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