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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 20 Election?

Mary Rose Oakar won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 20 Election. Mary Rose Oakar received 133,603 popular votes (85.61%). The main challenger was Paris T. LeJeune (11.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Oakar and LeJeune

Oakar +74.3 pts · won by 115,928 votes
Mary Rose OakarDemocraticWINNER85.61%
133,603 votes
Paris T. LeJeuneRepublican11.33%
17,675 votes
Milton R. NorrisLibertarian1.82%
2,844 votes
Louise HaberbushIndependent1.24%
1,930 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.