1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 12
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Troy Lee James (D) won with 89.3% of the vote, defeating Norbert B. Carson (R) by 78.5 points.
Troy Lee JamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.3%13,648
Norbert B. CarsonRepublican
10.7%1,640
15,288 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET