1978Final results
1978 election for Ohio House District 86
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Walter D. McClaskey (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas Stepanovsky Jr. (D) by 28.0 points.
Walter D. McClaskeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%18,970
Thomas Stepanovsky Jr.Democrat
36.0%10,673
29,643 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET