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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election?

Thomas N. Kindness won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 8 Election. Thomas N. Kindness received 98,527 popular votes (66.39%). The main challenger was John William Griffin (33.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Kindness and Griffin

Kindness +32.8 pts · won by 48,650 votes
Thomas N. KindnessRepublicanWINNER66.39%
98,527 votes
John William GriffinDemocratic33.61%
49,877 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.