1982Final results
1982 election for Ohio Senate District 9
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
William F. Bowen (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Russell Harris (R) by 38.9 points.
William F. BowenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%57,366
Russell HarrisRepublican
29.3%24,632
Greg W. NewberryLibertarian
2.6%2,171
84,169 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