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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Ohio Senate District 25

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Lee I. Fisher (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Ben M. Skall (R) by 33.9 points.

Lee I. FisherDemocrat · winner
65.2%73,332
Ben M. SkallRepublican · incumbent
31.3%35,230
Grant Guy WillsOther party
3.5%3,941
112,503 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+11.21978D+33.91982D+45.91990D+51.21994D+60.91998D+69.22002

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

The candidates

Lee I. Fisher (D)Ben M. Skall (R)

Also on the ballot: Grant Guy Wills (Other party), 3.5%