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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio House District 97

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

William E. Hinig (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Glenn R. Carlisle (R) by 25.0 points.

William E. HinigDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%20,492
37.5%12,300
32,792 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

EvenD+35.71976D+41.71978D+14.91980D+25.01982D+17.01984D+31.21986

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