1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio House District 98
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Arthur R. Bowers (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Gale D. Thompson (R) by 45.2 points.
Arthur R. BowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%25,566
Gale D. ThompsonRepublican
27.4%9,655
35,221 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