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Elections / 1982 · Governor · OH

Dick Celeste won Ohio's 1982 governor's race.

Dick Celeste (Democrat) led by 20.1 points statewide.

Statewide result
Ohio 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dick CelesteDDemocratic1,981,88259.0%
Bud BrownRRepublican1,303,96238.9%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1980R+10.6Governor 1982D+20.6vs. baselineD+31.2

Ohio's 1982 governor race ran 31.2 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.

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