1982 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio 1956 Presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Ohio 1988 November 2, 1982 File:Howard Metzenbaum 97th Congress 1981 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) 1,923,767 56.66% File:Paul E. Pfeifer.jpg Paul Pfeifer Republican Party (United States) 1,396,790 41.14% 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 210px County resultsMetzenbaum: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Pfeifer: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican State Senator Paul Pfeifer. Along with the gubernatorial election that same year, this election is the last time Butler County voted Democratic in a statewide election. Democratic primary Candidates Norbert G. Dennerll, former Cleveland City Councilman Howard Metzenbaum, incumbent Senator Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258832 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum (incumbent) 801,785 82.70% Democratic Party (United States) Norbert G. Dennerll Jr. 167,778 17.30% 969,563 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John Ashbrook, U.S. Representative from Newark (died April 24) Walter E. Beckjord, director of Hospice of Cincinnati Richard H. Englefield (write-in) Paul Pfeifer, State Senator from Bucyrus Bill Ress, State Senator from New Philadelphia (write-in) Campaign Most polls showed U.S. Representative John Ashbrook winning the primary with a plurality, but he died on April 24 from a gastric hemorrhage.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40865827/the_newark_advocate/ Ashbrook death triggers wave of shock, mourning 26 April 1982 The Newark Advocate https://web.archive.org/web/20191221013732/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40865428/telegraphforum/ 21 December 2019 live 1 Newspapers.com Ashbrook supporter and State Senator Bill Ress launched a write-in campaign with the endorsement of Jean Spencer Ashbrook, the Representative's widow. Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258833 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982 Republican Party (United States) Paul Pfeifer 364,579 60.03% Republican Party (United States) Walter E. Beckjord 180,198 29.67% Republican Party (United States) Bill Ress (write-in) 62,446 10.28% Republican Party (United States) Richard H. Englefield 106 0.02% 607,329 100.00% General election Results 1982 United States Senate election in Ohiohttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3771 Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum (incumbent) 1,923,767 56.66% 7.15 Republican Party (United States) Paul Pfeifer 1,396,790 41.14% 5.48 Independent politician Alicia Merel 38,803 1.14% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Philip Herzing 36,103 1.06% N/A Independent politician Fay Treffert Ellis (write-in) 35 0.00% N/A 3,395,498 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections References 1 1982 Ohio United States Senate