1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 9
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Patrick A. Sweeney (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Gerard J. Kovacik (R) by 56.0 points.
Patrick A. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.0%28,472
Gerard J. KovacikRepublican
22.0%8,020
36,492 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