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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Delbert L. Latta won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Delbert L. Latta received 86,450 popular votes (55.21%). The main challenger was James R. Sherck (44.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Sherck

Latta +10.4 pts · won by 16,330 votes
Delbert L. LattaRepublicanWINNER55.21%
86,450 votes
James R. SherckDemocratic44.79%
70,120 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.