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1982 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election?

Louis Stokes won the 1982 Ohio U.S. House District 21 Election. Louis Stokes received 132,544 popular votes (86.14%). The main challenger was Alan G. Shatteen (13.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Stokes and Shatteen

Stokes +72.3 pts · won by 111,212 votes
Louis StokesDemocraticWINNER86.14%
132,544 votes
Alan G. ShatteenRepublican13.86%
21,332 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.