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The1982 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect theOhio State Treasurer. Democratic incumbent Ohio State TreasurerGertrude Walton Donahey chose not to seek re-election following an embezzlement scandal. Primaries were held on June 8, 1982.
DemocraticMarion County TreasurerMary Ellen Withrow narrowly won the election, defeating RepublicanFranklin County TreasurerBuck Rinehart and Libertarian Thomas V. Brown by two percentage points.
Mary Ellen Withrow won a crowded seven-way Democratic primary by a razor-thin margin of 0.32 percentage points over lawyer James R. Williams.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Ellen Withrow | 165,380 | 20.28% | |
| Democratic | James R. Williams | 162,776 | 19.96% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Cox | 149,252 | 18.30% | |
| Democratic | Michael P. Kelly | 127,266 | 15.61% | |
| Democratic | Richard L. Wittenberg | 89,356 | 10.96% | |
| Democratic | Lee C. Falke | 87,308 | 10.71% | |
| Democratic | Timothy G. Lemire | 34,138 | 4.19% | |
| Total votes | 815,476 | 100.00% | ||
Buck Rinehart easily won the Republican nomination over his two opponents, winning by over 20 percentage points.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Buck Rinehart | 307,639 | 52.57% | |
| Republican | Richard H. Harris | 181,850 | 31.08% | |
| Republican | Howard Knight | 95,668 | 16.35% | |
| Total votes | 585,157 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Ellen Withrow | 1,541,199 | 48.05% | −15.46% | |
| Republican | Buck Rinehart | 1,470,172 | 45.84% | +9.35% | |
| Libertarian | Thomas V. Brown | 195,957 | 6.11% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,207,328 | 100.00% | |||
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