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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election?

Thomas A. Luken won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 1 Election. Thomas A. Luken received 99,143 popular votes (63.48%). The main challenger was John E. Held (33.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Luken and Held

Luken +29.8 pts · won by 46,485 votes
Thomas A. LukenDemocraticWINNER63.48%
99,143 votes
John E. HeldRepublican33.71%
52,658 votes
James A. BernsLibertarian2.81%
4,386 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.