1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 83
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Rod Hughes (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John L. Ross (D) by 1.6 points.
Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%15,994
John L. RossDemocrat
49.2%15,483
31,477 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET