1982 Ohio gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1982 Ohio gubernatorial election
Country:Ohio
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1978 Ohio gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1978
Next Election:1986 Ohio gubernatorial election
Next Year:1986
Election Date:November 2, 1982
Image1:File:Sam Brown Action (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Dick Celeste
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,981,882
Percentage1:59.0%
Nominee2:Bud Brown
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,303,962
Percentage2:38.9%
Map Size:210px
Governor
Before Election:Jim Rhodes
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dick Celeste
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1982 Ohio gubernatorial election was held in Ohio on November 2, 1982. Dick Celeste of the Democratic Party was elected with 59% of the vote.[1]

As of 2020, this is the last time Butler County and Holmes County voted for the Democratic candidate. Hamilton County would not vote Democratic in a gubernatorial contest again until 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Ohio. US Election Atlas.
  2. Web site: Robert V. Teater Biography. Ohio Agricultural Council. 16 January 2021 . 20 Sep 2022. He returned to government in 1975 serving as the Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources until January 1983..