Roy Klopfenstein, current Paulding County Commissioner, has unofficially won the 82nd District Primary for Ohio. Klopfenstein’s opponents in this Republican primary was Defiance native, Ted Penner. County by County Klopfenstein won all counties in the district except Defiance County – that went to Penner.
This 82nd District seat will represent Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Defiance Counties at the State House in Columbus.
Klopfenstein made a post on his Facebook page following the election on August 2nd:
“I am thankful and humbled by the trust and confidence Republican voters have placed in me by supporting my candidacy for the Ohio House of Representatives. As we move forward to the November General Election, I will continue to work hard to show the people of the 82nd District my commitment to serving them all to preserve and protect our shared values of faith, family and freedom. My sincere appreciation to all those who have worked to make this a successful primary campaign.”
Roy Klopfenstein will be vying for this seat with Democratic candidate Magdalene Markward, a Van Wert native in the November general election.
See the full election results from August 2, 2022 here: https://www.boe.ohio.gov/paulding/c/elecres/20220802results.pdf
