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1984Final results

1984 election for Ohio House District 83

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Rod Hughes (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Rainsberger (D) by 41.6 points.

Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%27,458
RainsbergerDemocrat
29.2%11,319
38,777 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+11.91978R+35.81980R+1.61982R+41.61984R+7.21986R+23.81988

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