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The 1982 Ohio State Auditor election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Ohio State Auditor. Primaries were held on June 8, 1982. Democratic incumbent Ohio State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Cuyahoga County Commissioner Vincent C. Campanella by four percentage points.
Ferguson faced only token opposition, easily defeating write-in candidate Dennis E. Thompson to win renomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Thomas E. Ferguson | 691,399 | 99.94% | |
| Democratic | Dennis E. Thompson (Write-in) | 382 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 691,781 | 100.00% | ||
Campanella won the Republican nomination unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Vincent C. Campanella | 501,954 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 501,954 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Thomas E. Ferguson | 1,692,670 | 52.20% | −3.08 | |
| Republican | Vincent C. Campanella | 1,550,227 | 47.80% | +3.08 | |
| Total votes | 3,242,897 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
