1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 31
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Otto Beatty Jr. (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating James Burtch (R) by 43.7 points.
Otto Beatty Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%18,823
James BurtchRepublican
28.1%7,374
26,197 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