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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio Senate District 15

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating David R. Brown (R) by 28.4 points.

Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr.Democrat · winner
64.2%66,713
David R. BrownRepublican
35.8%37,214
103,927 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+11.81978D+28.41982D+38.31986D+28.81990D+37.21992 specialD+40.71994

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