1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Ohio election results
Every race on Ohio's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races140
Changed party3
Unopposed14%19 races
Incumbents defeated2
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | John Glenn (D) | 24.9 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Richard F. Celeste (D) | 21.2 |
U.S. House
D 11 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH-1 | Thomas Luken (D) | 23.5 | |
| OH-2 | Willis Gradison (R) | 41.5 | |
| OH-3 | Tony Hall (D) | 47.3 | |
| OH-4 | Michael Oxley (R) | 58.0 | |
| OH-5 | Delbert L. Latta (R) | 30.1 | |
| OH-6 | Bob McEwen (R) | 42.4 | |
| OH-7 | Michael DeWine (R) | Unopposed | |
| OH-8 | Donald Lukens (R) | 36.1 | |
| OH-9 | Marcy Kaptur (D) | 55.0 | |
| OH-10 | Clarence Miller (R) | 40.9 | |
| OH-11 | Dennis Eckart (D) | 47.6 | |
| OH-12 | John Kasich (R) | 46.8 | |
| OH-13 | Donald Pease (D) | 25.6 | |
| OH-14 | Thomas Sawyer (D) | 7.4 | |
| OH-15 | Chalmers Wylie (R) | 27.4 | |
| OH-16 | Ralph Regula (R) | 52.7 | |
| OH-17 | James Traficant (D) | 44.5 | |
| OH-18 | Douglas Applegate (D) | Unopposed | |
| OH-19 | Edward Feighan (D) | 9.6 | |
| OH-20 | Mary Oakar (D) | 69.7 | |
| OH-21 | Louis Stokes (D) | 63.1 |
Ohio State Senate
D 12 · R 6 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | M. Ben Gaeth (R) | 22.0 | |
| SD-3 | Theodore M. Gray (R) | 54.8 | |
| SD-5 | Neal F. Zimmers (D) | 16.5 | |
| SD-7 | Richard H. Finan (R) | 44.5 | |
| SD-9 | William F. Bowen (D) | 32.0 | |
| SD-11 | Linda Furney (D) | 17.7 | |
| SD-13 | Alan J. Zaleski (D) | 33.7 | |
| SD-15 | Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. (D) | 38.3 | |
| SD-17 | Jan Michael Long (D) | 1.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-19 | Richard P. Schafrath (R) | 27.6 | |
| SD-21 | Mike White (D) | 64.1 | |
| SD-23 | Charles L. Butts (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Lee I. Fisher (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Roy L. Ray (R) | 2.4 | Flipped |
| SD-28 | Robert D. Nettle (D) | 27.0 | |
| SD-29 | Scott Oelslager (R) | 3.9 | |
| SD-31 | Eugene Branstool (D) | 3.0 | |
| SD-33 | Harry Meshel (D) | 49.6 |
Ohio House of Representatives
D 60 · R 39 · 1 changed party
Ohio
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab