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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election?

Mike DeWine won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 7 Election. Mike DeWine received 87,842 popular votes (56.26%). The main challenger was Roger D. Tackett (41.98%).

See the full head-to-head between DeWine and Tackett

DeWine +14.3 pts · won by 22,299 votes
Mike DeWineRepublicanWINNER56.26%
87,842 votes
Roger D. TackettDemocratic41.98%
65,543 votes
John B. WinerLibertarian1.77%
2,761 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.