Ohio House of Representatives, 82nd District

The Ohio House of Representatives, eighty-second District is one of the many constituencies of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. This district is represented by Representative Craig Riedel.

Ohio's 82nd State
House of Representatives
District
Representative
  Craig Riedel
R–Defiance
Population (2010)
 • Citizens of voting age		111,625
86,044
Notes[1]

The 82nd district encompasses Van Wert, Defiance, and Paulding Counties, as well as parts of northern Auglaize County.

Representatives
Representatives Party Years of Service Hometown Notes
Tony Burkley Republican January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017 Payne Lost the primary election to Craig Riedel
Craig Riedel January 1, 2017 - Present Defiance

Elections

2020
2020 General election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Riedel (Incumbent) 45,059 100%
Independent Elecia Wobler 0 0.0%
Total votes 45,059 100%
Republican hold


2018

The 2018 election in Ohio will be held on November 6, 2018.

Incumbent representative Craig Riedel is eligible for re-election and is widely expected to run again.

[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Riedel (Incumbent) 29,519 73.54%
Democratic Aden Wyatt Baker 10,622 26.46%
Total votes 40,141 100%
Republican hold


Candidates

Declared

Candidates

Declared

  • Aden Baker, high school student and Democratic Central Committeeman[5][6]

2016

District 82 was at the center of a bitter primary campaign between Incumbent representative Tony Burkley and his challenger, former Nucor-Vulcraft salesman Craig Riedel. Both campaigned on the ideals of fiscal and social conservatism, with the Riedel campaign portraying Burkley as a 'career politician' who didn't understand the needs of the district.

Campaign themes included the Charter Schools/School Voucher program, the Ohio Budget, and making Ohio a "right-to-work" state.

Reidel went on to defeat Burkley in the primary, with the latter winning only his home county (Paulding).[7]

2016 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Riedel 11,977 53.10%
Republican Tony Burkley (Incumbent) 10,578 46.90%
Total votes 22,555 100%
2016 General election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Riedel 39,457 100%
Total votes 39,457 100%


2014

In 2014, incumbent representative Tony Burkley faced Brett Eley of Wapakoneta. Burkley won the primary in a landslide and went on to win the general election unopposed.[7]

2014 General election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Burkley 22,735 100%
Total votes 22,735 100%
[[|N/A]] hold

2012

In 2012, former Paulding County Commissioner Tony Burkley ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Pete Schlegel, a country musician and farmer from Defiance County,[10] ran as an independent. He criticized Burkley for his history in local politics and ran an "outsider" campaign. Burkley handily defeated Schlegel in the general election, 59-41%[7]

2012 General election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Burkley 27,922 59.04%
Independent Pete Schlegel 19,423 40.96%
Total votes 47,345 100%
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. "Ohio 2010 Census Statistics - Public Mapping Project". Publicmapping.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. "2020 General election results". sos.state.oh.us/elections.
  3. "2018 General election results". sos.state.oh.us/elections.
  4. "More candidates enter crowded field for Ohio governor". The Blade. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  5. "Baker to run for state representative in 2018 - Times Bulletin". www.timesbulletin.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  6. "Democrats hold rally in Kalida - The Lima News". The Lima News. LimaOhio.com. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-15.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Ohio House of Representatives District 82 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  8. "2016 General election results". sos.state.oh.us/elections.
  9. "2014 General election results". sos.state.oh.us/elections.
  10. "Independent Schlegel challenging for statehouse seat - Times Bulletin". timesbulletin.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  11. "2012 General election results". sos.state.oh.us/elections.


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