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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Ohio/OH-20
      1982·US House·Ohio·District profile →

      Ohio District 20 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Mary Rose Oakar
      85.6%133,603 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Paris T Lejeune
      11.3%17,675 votes
      Margin
      D+74.3
      156,052 total votes
      4 candidates156,052 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mary Rose OakarDEM✓
      		DEM133,60385.6%
      Paris T LejeuneREP
      		REP17,67511.3%
      Milton R NorrisLIB
      		LIB2,8441.8%
      Louise HaberbushIND
      		IND1,9301.2%

      Seat History

      US House in Ohio

      1990
      Mary Rose OakerDEM
      D+46.7
      1988
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+65.2
      1986
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+69.7
      1984
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+100.0
      Redistricted
      1980
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+100.0
      1978
      Mary Rose OakerDEM
      D+100.0
      1976
      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      D+81.0
      View all US House history for Ohio →

      Candidates

      Mary Rose OakarDEM
      Record7W-1L
      Avg MarginD+100.0
      Career1976-2000
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Louise HaberbushIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Milton R NorrisLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-2000
      US House
      Full profile →
      Paris T LejeuneREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1982
      US House
      Full profile →

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