1982 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1982 Ohio gubernatorial election
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  1978 November 2, 1982 1986  
  Richard Celeste (Ohio governor 1982) (cropped).png Bud Brown 97th Congress 1981.jpg
Nominee Dick Celeste Bud Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,981,8821,303,962
Percentage59.0%38.9%

1982 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Celeste:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Brown:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Jim Rhodes
Republican

Elected Governor

Dick Celeste
Democratic

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]

Contents

As of 2024, 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

Democratic primary results by county
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Celeste
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Brown
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
80-90%
Springer
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% 1982 Ohio gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
Democratic primary results by county
  Celeste
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Brown
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  Springer
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dick Celeste 436,887 42.40
Democratic William J. Brown 383,00737.17
Democratic Jerry Springer 210,52420.43
Total votes1,030,418 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bud Brown 347,176 51.54
Republican Seth Taft 153,80622.84
Republican Tom Van Meter 136,76120.30
Republican Bob Teater35,8215.32
Total votes673,564 100.00

General election

Gubernatorial election results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dick Celeste 1,981,882 59.04
Republican Clarence "Bud" Brown, Jr 1,303,96238.85
Libertarian Phyllis Goetz39,1141.17
Independent (United States)Erwin Reupert17,4840.52
Independent (United States)Kurt O. Landefiled14,2790.43
Total votes3,356,721 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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References

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