1982 United States Senate election in Ohio explained

Election Name:1982 United States Senate election in Ohio
Country:Ohio
Flag Year:1956
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1976 United States Senate election in Ohio
Previous Year:1976
Next Election:1988 United States Senate election in Ohio
Next Year:1988
Election Date:November 2, 1982
Nominee1:Howard Metzenbaum
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,923,767
Percentage1:56.66%
Nominee2:Paul Pfeifer
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,396,790
Percentage2:41.14%
Map Size:210px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Howard Metzenbaum
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Howard Metzenbaum
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican State Senator Paul Pfeifer. Along with the gubernatorial election that same year, this election is the last time Butler County voted Democratic in a statewide election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

Most polls showed U.S. Representative John Ashbrook winning the primary with a plurality, but he died on April 24 from a gastric hemorrhage.[1]

Ashbrook supporter and State Senator Bill Ress launched a write-in campaign with the endorsement of Jean Spencer Ashbrook, the Representative's widow.

Results

General election

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ashbrook death triggers wave of shock, mourning . 26 April 1982 . The Newark Advocate . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221013732/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40865428/telegraphforum/ . 21 December 2019 . live . 1 . Newspapers.com.