1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Dwight Wise Jr. (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating John E. Meyers (R) by 0.9 points.
Dwight Wise Jr.Democrat · winner
50.5%16,761
John E. MeyersRepublican
49.5%16,459
33,220 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