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1984Final resultsSpecial election

1984 special election for Ohio Senate District 21

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Mike White (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Wright (R) by 50.4 points.

Mike WhiteDemocrat · winner
75.2%78,490
WrightRepublican
24.8%25,905
104,395 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+76.11982D+50.41984 specialD+64.11986D+55.51990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)