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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
- William J. Brown, Attorney General of Ohio
- Dick Celeste, nominee for Governor in 1978 and former Director of the Peace Corps and Lieutenant Governor
- Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati
Results
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%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Celeste | 436,887 | 42.40 | |
| Democratic | William J. Brown | 383,007 | 37.17 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Springer | 210,524 | 20.43 | |
| Total votes | 1,030,418 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Bud Brown, U.S. Representative from Urbana
- Seth Taft, former Cuyahoga County Commissioner and son of Charles Phelps Taft II
- Bob Teater, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources[3]
- Tom Van Meter, State Senator from Ashland
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bud Brown | 347,176 | 51.54 | |
| Republican | Seth Taft | 153,806 | 22.84 | |
| Republican | Tom Van Meter | 136,761 | 20.30 | |
| Republican | Bob Teater | 35,821 | 5.32 | |
| Total votes | 673,564 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Celeste | 1,981,882 | 59.04 | ||
| Republican | Clarence "Bud" Brown, Jr | 1,303,962 | 38.85 | ||
| Libertarian | Phyllis Goetz | 39,114 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | Erwin Reupert | 17,484 | 0.52 | ||
| Independent | Kurt O. Landefiled | 14,279 | 0.43 | ||
| Total votes | 3,356,721 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Ohio". US Election Atlas.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982".
- ^ "Robert V. Teater Biography". Ohio Agricultural Council. January 16, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
He returned to government in 1975 serving as the Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources until January 1983.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH Governor - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH Governor Race - Nov 02, 1982".