1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio Senate District 5
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Neal F. Zimmers (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating John J. Dugan (R) by 15.8 points.
Neal F. ZimmersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%53,859
John J. DuganRepublican
41.3%38,964
Jerome A. GloeklerLibertarian
1.6%1,508
94,331 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