1982 Senate elections · Ohio history
Ohio U.S. Senate election 1982
Howard Morton Metzenbaum DEM +15.5 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 3,395,463
- Margin
- 15.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Morton Metzenbaum Won | DEM | 1,923,767 | 56.66% | |
| Paul E. Pfeifer | REP | 1,396,790 | 41.14% | |
| Alicia Merel | IND | 38,803 | 1.14% | |
| Philip Herzing | LIB | 36,103 | 1.06% | |
| Total | 3,395,463 | |||
Official source: data
Other Ohio Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Moreno | 3.6 |
| 2022 | Class III | JD Vance | 6.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Sherrod Brown | 6.9 |
| 2016 | Class III | Rob Portman | 20.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Sherrod Brown | 6.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | Rob Portman | 17.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Sherrod Brown | 12.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | George V. Voinovich | 27.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mike DeWine | 24.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | George V. Voinovich | 12.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Mike DeWine | 14.2 |
| 1992 | Class III | John Glenn | 8.7 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 Ohio Senate race?
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (DEM) won with 56.7% of the vote, ahead of Paul E. Pfeifer (41.1%), a margin of 15.5 points.
Did the Ohio Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Ohio Senate race?
3,395,463 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.