1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio Senate District 23
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Charles L. Butts (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating John G. Sweeney (R) by 27.8 points.
Charles L. ButtsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%58,536
John G. SweeneyRepublican
36.1%33,043
91,579 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