1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Ohio House District 86
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Tom Fries (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating James F. Pippenger Jr. (R) by 9.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tom FriesDemocrat · winner
54.9%17,364
James F. Pippenger Jr.Republican
45.1%14,291
31,655 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET