1982 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1982 Ohio gubernatorial election was held in Ohio on November 2, 1982. Dick Celeste of the Democratic Party was elected with 59% of the vote.

As of 2020, this is the last time Butler County and Holmes County voted for the Democratic candidate. Hamilton County would not vote Democratic in a gubernatorial contest again until 2018.

Candidates

 * William J. Brown, Attorney General of Ohio
 * Dick Celeste, nominee for Governor in 1978 and former Director of the Peace Corps and Lieutenant Governor
 * Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati

Results
[[File:1982 Ohio gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|center|200px|Democratic primary results by county {{legend|#7996e2ff|Celeste}}

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{{legend|#584cdeff|70–80%}} {{legend|#5bc75b|Brown}}

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{{legend|#217821|80–90%}} {{legend|#f9d440|Springer}}

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Candidates

 * Bud Brown, U.S. Representative from Urbana
 * Seth Taft, former Cuyahoga County Commissioner and son of Charles Phelps Taft II
 * Bob Teater, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
 * Tom Van Meter, State Senator from Ashland