1982 Ohio Secretary of State election
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November 2, 1982
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The 1982 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Ohio Secretary of State. Democratic Ohio State Representative Sherrod Brown defeated his opponent, Republican Cuyahoga County Commissioner Virgil Brown, with 53.60% of the vote.
The incumbent Ohio Secretary of State, Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., chose not to run for re-election in order to run for Ohio Attorney General, leaving the seat open.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Sherrod Brown, Ohio State Representative (1975–1983)
- Dennis Kucinich, Mayor of Cleveland (1977–1979)
- Anthony O. Calabrese, Ohio State Senator (1956–1980)
- Frank Gaul, Cuyahoga County Treasurer (1976–1995)
Campaign
The Democratic primary was held on June 8, 1982. The primary was crowded, but Brown managed to win with a plurality of the vote, six points ahead of his closest opponent, Kucinich.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sherrod Brown | 304,952 | 33.77% | |
| Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 246,618 | 27.31% | |
| Democratic | Anthony O. Calabrese | 214,901 | 23.8% | |
| Democratic | Frank Gaul | 136,568 | 15.12% | |
| Total votes | 903,039 | 100.00% | ||