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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 81

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dale Locker (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Stanley Shuster (R) by 36.8 points.

Dale LockerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%24,209
Stanley ShusterRepublican
31.6%11,187
35,396 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+29.01976R+35.51978R+34.31980D+36.81982R+11.31984R+0.81986

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