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1982Final results

1982 election for Ohio Senate District 29

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Thomas F. Walsh (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating W. Scott Gwin (D) by 3.3 points.

Thomas F. WalshRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%61,513
48.4%57,639
119,152 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+1.51978R+3.31982R+3.91986R+24.21990R+42.51994R+39.91998

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