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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 12 Election?

John Kasich won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 12 Election. John Kasich received 88,335 popular votes (50.47%). The main challenger was Bob Shamansky (47.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Kasich and Shamansky

Kasich +3.2 pts · won by 5,582 votes
John KasichRepublicanWINNER50.47%
88,335 votes
Bob ShamanskyDemocratic47.28%
82,753 votes
Russell A. LewisLibertarian2.25%
3,939 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.