1980Final results
1980 election for Ohio House District 86
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Walter D. McClaskey (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Ruth I. Kelley (D) by 30.8 points.
Walter D. McClaskeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%27,103
Ruth I. KelleyDemocrat
34.6%14,329
41,432 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET