1982 United States Senate election in Ohio
Nominee
Howard Metzenbaum
Paul Pfeifer
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,923,767
1,396,790
Percentage
56.7%
41.1%
County resultsMetzenbaum : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Pfeifer : 50-60% 60-70%
U.S. senator before election
Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic
The 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican State Senator Paul Pfeifer . Along with the gubernatorial election that same year, this election is the last time Butler County voted Democratic in a statewide election.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Norbert G. Dennerll, former Cleveland City Councilman
Howard Metzenbaum , incumbent Senator
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
John Ashbrook , U.S. Representative from Newark (died April 24)
Walter E. Beckjord
Richard H. Englefield (write-in)
Paul Pfeifer , State Senator from Bucyrus
Bill Ress, State Senator from New Philadelphia (write-in)
Campaign [ ]
Most polls showed U.S. Representative John Ashbrook winning the primary with a plurality, but he died on April 24 from a gastric hemorrhage .[2]
Ashbrook supporter and State Senator Bill Ress launched a write-in campaign with the endorsement of Jean Spencer Ashbrook , the Representative's widow.
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1982 United States Senate elections
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