1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 20
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Thomas Pottenger (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Stephen G. Brinker (D) by 21.8 points.
Thomas PottengerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%22,577
Stephen G. BrinkerDemocrat
39.1%14,483
37,060 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