1982 Ohio Attorney General election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Celebrezze: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Saxbe: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
_(cropped).jpg)
| Elections in Ohio |
|---|
 |
The 1982 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Ohio Attorney General. Democratic nominee, Ohio Secretary of State Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., defeated Republican Ohio House Representative Charles R. Saxbe in a landslide, winning by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.
The longtime Democratic incumbent Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown chose not to run for re-election in order to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio, which he would go on to lose to Dick Celeste.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Secretary of State (1979–1983)
Campaign
The Democratic primary was held on June 8, 1982. Celebrezze won the Democratic nomination without opposition.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. | 750,315 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 750,315 | 100% | ||