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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Ohio House District 95

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Joe Secrest (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating James R. Ross (R) by 9.7 points.

Joe SecrestDemocrat · winner
54.8%14,912
James R. RossRepublican · incumbent
45.2%12,282
27,194 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+10.01976R+24.61978R+44.71980D+9.71982D+32.11984D+24.41986

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