1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio Senate District 27
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Oliver Ocasek (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating William M. Church (R) by 40.8 points.
Oliver OcasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%72,117
William M. ChurchRepublican
29.6%30,294
102,413 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