1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio Senate District 17
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Oakley C. Collins (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Malone (D) by 6.8 points.
Oakley C. CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%51,111
Mark A. MaloneDemocrat
46.6%44,577
95,688 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