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2002Final results

2002 election for Ohio House District 82

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Stephen E. Reinhard (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Steven Chaffin (D) by 33.3 points.

Stephen E. ReinhardRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%19,705
33.3%9,851
29,556 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+32.81996R+22.01998R+25.32000R+33.32002R+24.02004R+16.42008

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