1982 United States Senate election in Ohio

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.

1982 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1976 November 2, 1982 1988 →
 
Nominee Howard Metzenbaum Paul Pfeifer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,923,767 1,396,790
Percentage 56.66% 41.14%

County results
Metzenbaum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Pfeifer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Norbert G. Dennerll, former Cleveland City Councilman
  • Howard Metzenbaum, incumbent Senator

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Metzenbaum (incumbent) 801,785 82.70%
Democratic Norbert G. Dennerll Jr. 167,778 17.30%
Total votes 969,563 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Campaign

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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

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Pfeifer 364,579 60.03%
Republican Walter E. Beckjord 180,198 29.67%
Republican Bill Ress (write-in) 62,446 10.28%
Republican Richard H. Englefield 106 0.02%
Total votes 607,329 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1982 United States Senate election in Ohio[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Metzenbaum (incumbent) 1,923,767 56.66%  7.15
Republican Paul Pfeifer 1,396,790 41.14%  5.48
Independent Alicia Merel 38,803 1.14% N/A
Libertarian Philip Herzing 36,103 1.06% N/A
Independent Fay Treffert Ellis (write-in) 35 0.00% N/A
Total votes 3,395,498 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982".
  2. ^ "Ashbrook death triggers wave of shock, mourning". The Newark Advocate. April 26, 1982. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982".