1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Ben Gaeth (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Don F. Shuler (D) by 9.8 points.
M. Ben GaethRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%57,671
Don F. ShulerDemocrat
45.1%47,417
105,088 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